Stevensville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

British Takeover

Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 29, 2015

1. British Takeover Marker

Inscription. Broad Creek was an obvious landing point for the 2,000-3,000 British troops coming ashore on Kent Island August 5, 1813. This had been a ferry landing since the 1600s. Stores of grain and pens of cattle, hogs, and sheep awaited transport to the Western Shore. Taking the animals and other provisions, the ship-weary British soldiers ate well while they occupied the island.

“The enemy have taken possession of Kent Island …a more eligible situation could not have been selected for their safety and convenience or from which to annoy us.”
American Captain Charles Gordon, August 7, 1813.

Prisoner of War
Richard Ireland Jones, a captain in the militia, owned the ferry and tavern at Broad Creek. Taken prisoner briefly on August 5, Major Jones was the only Queen Anne’s County militiaman known to have been captured by the enemy.

(Inscription beside the image on the bottom left)
Richard Ireland Jones 1770-1844-image/courtesy Ron Bryant.

Erected 2015 by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.

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 August 5, 1813.

Location.

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38° 58.469′ N, 76° 19.784′ W. Marker is in Stevensville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is on Romancoke Road. This marker is in front of Broad Creek Cemetery. To visit this marker, from Romancoke Road (SR 8) going south, turn right on the unmarked road at the Christ Church Parish-Broad Creek Cemetery sign and go west for .2 miles to the location. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stevensville MD 21666, 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: Broad Creek Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kent Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vietnam Combat Engineers Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Stevensville Train Depot (approx. 0.9 miles away); Grollman's Store (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cray House (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Christ Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevensville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 29, 2015

2. British Takeover Marker

Broad Creek Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 29, 2015

3. Broad Creek Cemetery

British Takeover Marker-Sign at entrance to marker on unmarked road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 29, 2015

4. British Takeover Marker-Sign at entrance to marker on unmarked road

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.