Near McHenry in Garrett County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thayer Game Refuge
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 3, 2006
1. Thayer Game Refuge Marker
Erected 1935 by E. Lee LeCompte, State Game Warden of Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 1755.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 31.834′ N, 79° 20.733′ W. Marker was near McHenry, Maryland, in Garrett County. It was at the intersection of Garrett Highway (U.S. 219) and Rock Lodge Road, on the right when traveling north on Garrett Highway. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Mc Henry MD 21541, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Bridges of Deep Creek Lake (approx. Ό mile away); Einstein's Visit to Deep Creek Lake (approx. 0.8 miles away); Before Deep Creek Lake (approx. 1.1 miles away); Deep Creek Lake (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Creation of Deep Creek Lake (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McHenry.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Col. James McHenry of Baltimore (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 20, 2022
2. Thayer Game Refuge Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 3, 2006
3. Thayer Game Refuge Marker
Photographed by Phyllis Prats, April 30, 2007
4. Garrett County Inmates Clean Up Around Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,299 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 16, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 21, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on June 16, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on May 2, 2007, by Phyllis Prats of Springfield, Virginia.
