Near Deale in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

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Photographed by Don Morfe, December 26, 2014

1. Outnumbered Marker

Inscription.
When 250-300 British troops crossed from Tilghman Island to Town Point on October 27, 1814, they easily overcame five local militiamen manning a nine-pound cannon. They burned three buildings, and a windmill.

Moving up Herring Creek, they overpowered militia defending the Tracey’s Landing Warehouse. The raiders torched the warehouse and a home, raided gardens, took slaves, and reveled in a church.

“(Sabret Trott) learned that the enemy had landed and plundered his family of everything leaving them in a great distress…the had not even left him a fowl or a vegetable.”
From a bounty land claim for Sabret Trott, 1853.

Claims Denied
The Chesapeake Flotilla briefly stored ammunition at Tracey’s Landing Warehouse. Property owners later claimed compensation, but they failed to prove to Congress that the warehouse was targeted because of U.S. military usage.

[Captions:]
Raiders used barges to maneuver into coastal towns. This illustration of an enemy raid in Connecticut suggests how the British approached Tracey’s Landing.

James Tongue unsuccessfully sought reparation for the loss of his warehouse.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 27, 1814.

Location. 38° 46.59′ N, 76° 33.87′ W. Marker is near Deale, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Herring Bay Road. The marker is located on the grounds of Herrington Harbour North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 389 Deale Rd, Tracys Landing MD 20779, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birds of Prey (a few steps from

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 26, 2014

2. Outnumbered Marker

this marker); The Town of Herrington: Unearthing the Origins of South County (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wildlife You May See (approx. ¼ mile away); Chesapeake Bay Wetlands (approx. 0.3 miles away); Anne and Christopher Birckhead (approx. 2 miles away); Saint James’ Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Holly Hill (approx. 3.3 miles away); Women of Hartge Yacht Yard (1934-2006) (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.