Irvington in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mary Pickersgill
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 25, 2015
1. Mary Pickersgill Marker
Site restored 1976 by the U.S. Daughters of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner Flag House Association.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries, and the United States Daughters of 1812, National Society series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 14, 1814.
Location. 39° 16.864′ N, 76° 40.732′ W. Memorial is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Irvington. It is on Wilkens Aveune. The marker is located in Loudon Park Cemetery, Section AA at the grave site of Mary Pickersgill. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21229, 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: Confederate Soldiers Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harry Gilmor Monument (about 800 feet away); Weiskittel Mausoleum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maryland Naval Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Loudon Park National Cemetery
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Photographed by Don Morfe, September 25, 2015
2. Mary Pickersgill Marker
Note: This marker is behind the tombstone of Mary Pickersgill and the tombstone is inscribed simply as M. P.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 25, 2015
3. Mary Pickersgill Marker
This marker is in front of the tablet inscribed as Sacred To The Memory of my Mother Mary Pickersgill. Born February 12, 1776, died October 4, 1857. Though he slay me yet will I trust in him. Job 18, Ch. 15;,VS
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 6, 2016
4. Mary Pickersgill
This portrait of Mary Pickersgill hangs in the Star Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, Maryland.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 10, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
