Carmichael in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Governor Robert Wright

Photographed by F. Robby, January 8, 2005

1. Governor Robert Wright Marker

Inscription. Born in Queen Anne's County, 1752, educated at Washington College. Rose to rank of captain in Revolutionary War. Served in State Assembly; elected to U.S. Senate 1801. Chosen 13th governor of Maryland 1806, twice re-elected, later member of U.S. Congress and Maryland Court of Appeals. Died 1826; buried at Cheston on the Wye.

Erected 2000 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1752.

Location. 38° 54.696′ N, 76° 9.152′ W. Marker is in Carmichael, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It can be reached from Wye Narrows Drive 0.1 miles south of Cheston Lane, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on a private one lane road running through the Wye Research and Education Center that starts off Wye Narrows Lane, one tenth of a mile south of Cheston Lane. Marker is three tenths of a mile from Wye Narrows Lane on the left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Queenstown MD 21658, 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: “Wye Plantation” (approx. 1½ miles away); Wye Island

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(approx. 1½ miles away); “Cheston on Wye” (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Stagwell (approx. 2 miles away); Bennett’s Point Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Governor William Grason (approx. 3.2 miles away); “Morgan’s Neck” / Richard Bennett III • his wife Elizabeth Rousby (approx. 3.8 miles away); Road to Battle (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carmichael.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stagwell (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 7, 2009

2. Governor Robert Wright Marker

Wye Research and Education Center

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,173 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 21, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.