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Charlestown in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Charlestown

 
 
Charlestown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007
1. Charlestown Marker
Inscription. Laid out and erected as a town by Act of Assembly in 1742 “there being as yet no such place settled at, or near the head of Chesapeake Bay".
George Washington
records many visits to Charlestown in his diary. He lodged here Aug. 10, 1795 and Sept. 9, 1795.
 
Erected by State Roads Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists.
 
Location. 39° 34.409′ N, 75° 58.575′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Maryland, in Cecil County. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street and Bladen Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MD 21914, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lt. Col. Nathaniel Ramsay (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Michael Rudulph (approx. ¼ mile away); Susquehanna Manor (approx. ¼ mile away); Shrewd Decision (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Charlestown Wharf
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Cecil County Memorial Post (approx. 2.2 miles away); North East (approx. 2.4 miles away); St. Mary Anne’s Church (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlestown.
 
Charlestown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis
2. Charlestown Marker
Stocks in center of Charlestown at Post Office and Town Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007
3. Stocks in center of Charlestown at Post Office and Town Hall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,173 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on January 12, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   3. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

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