Crisfield in Somerset County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
1. The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace Marker
25 Asbury Avenue has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior-9 July 1990
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1990.
Location. 37° 58.75′ N, 75° 50.5′ W. Marker is in Crisfield, Maryland, in Somerset County. It is on Asbury Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Asbury Avenue, Crisfield MD 21817, 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 walking distance of this marker: 'Spirit Of The American Doughboy' (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ward Brothers Workshop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Make Peace (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Crisfield Protests of 1961 (approx. Ύ mile away); Crab Pickers Strike (approx. Ύ mile away); J. Millard Tawes (approx. Ύ mile away); Hoptown (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Crab Shanty (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crisfield.
Also see . . . J.Millard Tawes. National Governors Association website entry (Submitted on July 12, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
this page online
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
2. The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace Marker
The National Register of Historic Places marker is on the right side of the entrance.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
3. The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace Marker
The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace is now the Governor Tawes Library.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 31, 2013
4. The J. Millard Tawes Homeplace Marker
A view of the side of the Homeplace.
via National Governors Association, unknown
5. J. Millard Tawes
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 954 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on March 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
