Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
“Appleby”
Photographed By F. Robby, November 3, 2007
1. "Appleby" Marker
Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
Location. 38° 33.355′ N, 76° 4.898′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. Marker is at the intersection of Race Street (Maryland Route 341) and Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Race Street. Marker is about 100 feet north of the intersection along Race Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bethel Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Empowering the People (approx. 0.7 miles away); Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street (approx. ¾ mile away); Jazz on Pine Street (approx. ¾ mile away); Thomas Holliday Hicks (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Thomas Holliday Hicks (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Carillonic Bells
this page online
More about this marker. This marker replaces an earlier version, with identical text, erected by the State Roads Commission in the 1930s.
Also see . . . Appleby. Nomination Form for the National Register Of Historic Places, National Park Service, Maryland Historic Trust. (Submitted on January 24, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Brady-Handy Collection, c.1860
2. Hon. Thomas Holliday Hicks of Md.
Governor Hicks supported southern views prior to the Civil War, but kept the slave-holding state of Maryland from joining the Confederacy. Photo credit: Library of Congress, Brady-Handy Collection, LC-DIG-cwpbh-02372.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
3. “Appleby” Marker
at Faith Baptist Fellowship
at Faith Baptist Fellowship
Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey, November 1972
4. Appleby in 1972
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
5. “Appleby”
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
6. “Appleby”
Until recently, Appleby was an apartment house. In eary 2018, it sits vacant.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
7. “Appleby”
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
8. West Tower
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
9. East Tower
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 23, 2018
10. Central Dormer
Scribner's Monthly (via Internet Archive), 1872
11. Home of Governor Hicks
Scribner's Monthly, March 1872.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,881 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on February 29, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 24, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8, 9. submitted on February 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 10. submitted on March 28, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 11. submitted on October 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
