Easton in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The “Mannour of Ratcliffe”
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 22, 2007
1. The "Mannour of Ratcliffe" Marker
Erected 1934 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 17, 1874.
Location. 38° 46.776′ N, 76° 5.645′ W. Marker is in Easton, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is at the intersection of Maryland Route 33 and Ratcliff Manor Road, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Route 33. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton MD 21601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Penn (approx. half a mile away); Bracing for an Attack (approx. 0.8 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. one mile away); Talbot County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); The Talbot Resolves (approx. one mile away); Birthplace of Tench Francis, Jr. (approx. one mile away); Vietnam War (approx. one mile away); The Gardens (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.
this page online
Thomas T. Waterman, Historic American Buildings Survey, November 1940
2. Ratcliffe
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,696 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 27, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on March 25, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
