Longwoods in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Little Red Schoolhouse

Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

1. Little Red Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County is a half-mile southwest at Longwoods. Erected ca. 1885. The Talbot County Commissioners restored it in 1969 as a museum showing the development of education in this area.

Erected 1969 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 38° 51.584′ N, 76° 4.645′ W. Marker is in Longwoods, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is on Longwoods Road (Maryland Route 662) 1.2 miles south of Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50). 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fausley (approx. 4.3 miles away); Wye Island (approx. 4.6 miles away); “Wye Plantation” (approx. 4.7 miles away); Union Soldiers (approx. 4.8 miles away); Unionville (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named Union Soldiers (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Unionville (approx. 5 miles away); Site of “The Rest” (approx. 5.3 miles away).

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Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

2. Little Red Schoolhouse

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Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

3. Peeking in the Little Red Schoolhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,748 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.