Salisbury in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Johnson School-House Game Refuge

Photographed by F. Robby, December 8, 2007

1. Johnson School-house Game Refuge Marker

Inscription. 175 acres, purchased May 25, 1926, from L. Atwood Bennett, attorney for mortgagee; from hunter’s license fund for the purpose of propagating game.

Erected by E. Lee Le’Compte, State Game Warden of Maryland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1698.

Location. 38° 18.228′ N, 75° 30.003′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, Maryland, in Wicomico County. It is on Mt. Olive Road 0.6 miles south of Johnson Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salisbury MD 21804, 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 on the Eastern Seaboard. 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,

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measured as the crow flies: Veterans' Circle of Honor (approx. 4.8 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 4.8 miles away); Fruited Trees and Vines (approx. 5 miles away); Wildfowl Blind (approx. 5.1 miles away); Dry Thickets (approx. 5.1 miles away); Beach and Birds (approx. 5.1 miles away); Open Pond (approx. 5.1 miles away); Welcome (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.

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Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,104 times since then and 24 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 26, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.