Near Burkittsville in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Forest of Needwood
Estate of Governor Thomas Sim Lee
| | 1745-1819 | |
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2012
1. Forest of Needwood Marker
Signer Association of Freemen
Governor of Maryland 1779-82, 1792-4
Delegate Continental Congress 1783-4
Member state convention which ratified the Constitution 1788.
Erected 1938 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 39° 22.029′ N, 77° 38.203′ W. Marker is near Burkittsville, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of Burkittsville Road (State Highway 17) and Lees Lane, on the right when traveling south on Burkittsville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burkittsville MD 21718, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Shafer Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Hamilton Willard Shafer Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Brownsville-Burkittsville Pass (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Lukes Episcopal Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Battle of Maryland Heights (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Burkittsville
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Burkittsville (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2012
2. Forest of Needwood Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2012
3. Needwood Farms
Nearby farm carries on the name.
Internet Archive
4. Needwood, Thomas Sim Lee's Home
From Governors of Maryland, from the Revolution to the Year 1908 by Heinrich Ewald Buchholz, 1908, facing page 9.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,591 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
