Loch Raven in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Captain Charles Ridgely
1733-1790
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Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 27, 2022
1. Captain Charles Ridgely Marker
Erected 1984 by Maryland Line Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.
Location. 39° 24.966′ N, 76° 35.334′ W. Memorial is in Towson, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is in Loch Raven. It is on Hampton Lane. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 535 Hampton Lane, Towson MD 21286, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic 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: Oranges in January (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenhouse #2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Ice Cream in July (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Romance with Nature: The Falling Garden (about 300 feet away); Hampton: An American Story (about 300 feet away); Ridgely's Pride (about 300 feet away); Wartime Support (about 400 feet away); Welcome to Hampton National Historic Site! (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Towson.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, October 23, 2014
2. Captain Charles Ridgely Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 23, 2014
3. Captain Charles Ridgely Marker
Notice in the background a new visitor center under construction.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 23, 2014
4. Captain Charles Ridgely's Hampton Mansion-front view
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 23, 2014
5. Captain Charles Ridgely's Hampton Mansion-rear view
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2015
6. Captain Charles Ridgely
This c. 1765 portrait of Charles Ridgely by John Hesselius hangs in Hampton House.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 3, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6. submitted on May 20, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
