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

Unionville

Photographed by F. Robby, January 9, 2005

1. Unionville Marker

Inscription. Historic African-American community settled by ex-slaves and free blacks. Many were in Union Army in Civil War; village's name honors local soldiers. Unionville grew after the war to nearly 40 buildings with church and school. In cemetery are 18 black soldiers who fought for the Union 1863-66.

Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list.

Location. 38° 48.385′ N, 76° 8.338′ W. Marker is in Unionville, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is on Unionville Road (Maryland Route 370) half a mile south of Tunis Mills Road, on the left when traveling south. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Union Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Unionville (approx. 0.2 miles

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

away); Site of “The Rest” (approx. 1.3 miles away); Betty’s Cove Meetinghouse (approx. 2 miles away); Fausley (approx. 3 miles away); The “Mannour of Ratcliffe” (approx. 3 miles away); William Penn (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Unionville.

Regarding Unionville. A "Union Soldiers" historic marker is two tenths of a mile north of this marker, on the grounds of the church, and lists the 18 soldiers by name.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

2. Unionville Marker

Houses in Unionville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

3. Houses in Unionville

On the Unionville Road

St. Stephens A.M.E. Church<br>at the Center of Unionville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

4. St. Stephens A.M.E. Church
at the Center of Unionville

"A church destined to go to the next level"

The Gates of Lombardy Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 25, 2012

5. The Gates of Lombardy Plantation

When United States Colored Infantry (USCI) troops returned from the civil war in 1866 the Quaker owners of Lombardy Plantation, John and Ezekiel Cowgill gave each veteran a plot of land and $1 a month. These veterans named their community Cowgilltown. Later they renamed it Uniontown.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,466 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 4, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.