Salisbury in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Chase
17 April 1741 - 19 June 1811
Photographed by Nate Davidson, April 17, 2014
1. Samuel Chase Marker
Declaration of Independence
Judge of the General Court of MD 1781.
Judge of Baltimore County Court 1793.
Judge of the U.S. Supreme Court 1796.
Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust, and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 38° 20.367′ N, 75° 36.1′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, Maryland, in Wicomico County. It is on Wayne Street. Located next to Salisbury University's Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture. 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, and in the Tidewater. 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: Harriet Tubman (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II Memorial - Salisbury College (approx. 0.7 miles away); Holloway Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fruitland (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ben's Red Swings
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. An identical marker stands outside of Princess Anne.
Also see . . .
1. Samuel Chase - Biographical History of the United States Congress. (Submitted on April 18, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Samuel Chase Biography. (Submitted on April 18, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Nate Davidson, April 17, 2014
2. Samuel Chase Marker and Nabb Research Center
The Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture is located behind the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2014, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
