Near U.S. 201, 8 miles north of Donigan Road, on the left when traveling north.
This tablet marks the place where Colonel Benedict Arnold with his soldiers left the Kennebec River October 1775 and marched from the west shore in a north-westerly direction to Dead River on their way to Quebec.
— — Map (db m102371) HM
On Wire Bridge Road east of Stonewall Drive (Maine Route 27), on the right when traveling east.
Maine Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
American Society of Civil Engineers
Founded 1852
Wire Bridge
Completed 1866
Designated in 1990 by the Maine Section ASCE — — Map (db m155755) HM
1. Construction of an ice plant on the waterfront allowed seafood packers to ship their products to more distant destinations. Buy boats, described in the next paragraph, are docked at the ice plant after unloading at one of the local packing . . . — — Map (db m98703) HM
On West Main Street at 9th Street on West Main Street.
Center of the Chesapeake Bay seafood industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known as the “Seafood Capital of the World.” Waterman settled the Somers Cove area in the 1660s; Community prospered after discovery of Tangier . . . — — Map (db m66582) HM
Born in Crisfield. Served Maryland for 37 years. Governor, 1959-1967; Comptroller of the Treasury, 1939-1947 and 1950-1959; First Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, 1969-1971; Treasurer of Maryland, 1973-1975. Oversaw expansion of the . . . — — Map (db m98701) HM
On MD 380 at Johnson Creek Road, on the right on MD 380.
Patented for 150 acres 1678 to John Roach. The brick house on this property is one of the finest examples of very early colonial architecture on the Eastern Shore. — — Map (db m3879) HM
Imagine you are parched and can’t find fresh water. That’s what happened to John Smith and his crew as they explored the Chesapeake’s Lower Eastern Shore in June 1608.
They sailed up the Pocomoke River, recorded on Smith’s map as the . . . — — Map (db m98726) HM
On Somerset Avenue near West Chesapeake Street., on the right when traveling south.
1917 1918
• A Memorial •
To The Men Of Crisfield
Who Served God And Country
In The World War For Freedom
——
• Roll Of Honor •
*Julius R. Blades Charles A. Lankford *
* William J. . . . — — Map (db m69293) HM WM
1. Commercial sailing ships once travelled the local waterways and frequently docked in the Crisfield harbor, as shown in this 1875 depiction. Watermen sold their seafood, harvested daily in local waters, to the town’s packing houses. Workers . . . — — Map (db m98704) HM
25 Asbury Avenue has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior-9 July 1990 — — Map (db m66580) HM
Preached his first sermon in this church. his spiritual birthplace. The site of his conversion in 1807, is 300 yards south. “The Methodists, “ his famous log canoe, was launched about 500 yards to the north. — — Map (db m66579) HM
On Deal Island Road at Hudson White Road on Deal Island Road.
Site of a popular day resort for African Americans and the general public. Business woman Lorraine Henry originally from Dames Quarter in Somerset County and her husband George purchased the land in 1952 and developed the only such resort in the . . . — — Map (db m66575) HM
Born Potato Neck, Somerset County. Named “Parson of the Islands” by British Troops at Tangier Island. As their Pastor predicted their defeat at Baltimore, 1814. Spread Methodism on Tangier, Deal, Saxis and Spring Islands. Buried beside . . . — — Map (db m66576) HM WM
On Meadow Bridge Road, 0.1 miles east of W, Post Office Road.
This Pentecostal denomination with headquarters in Cleveland, Tenn. was introduced on the Delmarva Peninsula in 1919 when the Rev. Paul H. Walker of North Dakota held a meeting in Princess Anne. The first church building, a simple frame structure no . . . — — Map (db m66562) HM
On Caleb Jones Road near Katies Alley, on the right when traveling east.
Maryland's only remaining inhabited offshore island group. Named for early land owner Henry Smith. Chartered by Captain John Smith in 1608 as "The Russell Isles." English farmers John Evans and John Tyler came via Accomack County Virginia to become . . . — — Map (db m8285) HM
On US 13 at MD 362, on the right when traveling north on US 13.
Signer of the
Declaration of Independence
Judge of the General Court of MD. 1781
Judge of Baltimore County Court 1793
Judge of the U. S. Supreme Court 1796 — — Map (db m3873) HM
On Mount Vernon Road at Black Road on Mount Vernon Road.
About 2 miles southwest is “Tusculum” on Monie Creek, Plantation where Gale lived and lies buried (not open to the public). Born in Whitehaven, England, he settled in Maryland in 1701. His three vessels traded regularly between his . . . — — Map (db m66573) HM
Crisfield Historical Museum The Crisfield Historical Museum includes exhibits of Native American culture, the harvesting and processing of seafood and the general history of the town.
The Governor Tawes Library houses exhibits relating to . . . — — Map (db m66569) HM
On Oriole Road (Maryland Route 627) at Locust Point Road, on the left when traveling west on Oriole Road.
Born at “Elmwood” and a graduate of West Point, Arnold Elzey (Jones) entered the Civil War, Apr 11, 1861, with the First Maryland Infantry, C.S.A. At First Manassas he was commissioned Brigadier General. He served under Generals . . . — — Map (db m66577) HM
On Somerset Avenue (Maryland Route 675) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Somerset Avenue.
This southeast corner of Somerset Avenue, originally Bridge Street, and Washington Street, first named Upper Alley has been enhanced by this private boxwood garden since the first half of the 19th century. Long-standing tradition in Princess Anne . . . — — Map (db m3878) HM
On Somerset Avenue (Maryland Route 675) at Fluers Lane, on the right when traveling south on Somerset Avenue.
One of five churches organized by the Rev. Francis Makemie in 1683. First preaching on this ground, 1672. Original church constructed prior to 1692. Present walls erected 1765. Tower added 1888. — — Map (db m3874) HM
On Perryhawkin Road at Sam Bowland Road, on the right when traveling east on Perryhawkin Road.
One of the few surviving African American sandlot baseball fields. Home of the Oaksville Eagles, created ca. 1910. A community baseball club that toured neighboring states, Playing against Negro League teams in the era before desegregation. After . . . — — Map (db m165025) HM
By an act of Maryland’s General Assembly, 25 acres of the Beckford Plantation were purchased to establish Princess Anne, named for the daughter of King George II. The town was designated as the seat of Somerset County Court in 1742 and became an . . . — — Map (db m66568) HM
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 13) 0.7 miles north of Stewart Neck Road.
Teackle Mansion The Teackle Mansion is an outstanding example of neoclassic architecture built between 1802 and 1819. The structure has many unique architectural features and houses a collection of 19th century furnishings. The mansion displays . . . — — Map (db m66570) HM
On Somerset Avenue (Maryland Route 675) just south of Washington High School Back Road, on the right when traveling south.
Create August 22, 1666, and named for Lady Mary Somerset, sister-in-law of Cecilius Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore. At its founding, Somerset included present-day Wicomico and Worcester Counties, and parts of Delaware and Virginia. The settlement of . . . — — Map (db m165024) HM
On Prince William Street at Somerset Avenue (Maryland Route 675), on the right when traveling west on Prince William Street.
The Courthouse was designed in the Georgian Revival style by architects Frank E. and Henry R. Davis of Baltimore, and was built by W. P. Pusey and Son of Snow Hill. The red brick structure is enriched with Indiana limestone features and stands on . . . — — Map (db m3875) HM
On South Beckford Ave., 0.1 miles north of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Parish established in 1692. St. Andrew's, a chapel-of-ease to All Saints' Church, Monie, was built in 1770 and consecrated in 1845. Tower erected 1859; spire and chapel 1893; wall and lich gate 1964. — — Map (db m3877) HM
On Mansion Street at Prince William Street, on the right when traveling south on Mansion Street.
Built 1801
Built by Littleton Dennis Teackle
Home of Somerset County Historical Society
Setting of George Alfred Townsend's novel "The Entailed Hat" — — Map (db m3876) HM
Located in Princess Anne, Somerset County, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrates a rich African-American history. This historically black, land-granted doctoral degree granting institution was founded on September 13, 1886 as the . . . — — Map (db m66563) HM
Princess Anne Academy was established on September 13, 1886, to provide higher education for African Americans on the lower Eastern Shore. The Centenary Biblical Institute (later Morgan State College) and the Delaware Conference of the Methodist . . . — — Map (db m66564) HM
On Fairmount Road (Maryland Route 361), on the right when traveling west.
Established by the Maryland General Assembly, June, 1751, near Cottingham's Ferry, Worcester County. On the same site, a new church, consecrated by the Right Reverend William R. Whittingham, Bishop of Maryland, December, 1849, was subsequently moved . . . — — Map (db m69427) HM
On Deal Island Road at Oriole Road on Deal Island Road.
Levin Winder, 1757-1819, was a Lt. Colonel in the American Revolution and a Major General in the State Militia. He was a Federalist delegate to the General Assembly in 1806 and became Speaker in 1808.
Elected Governor in 1812, he opposed . . . — — Map (db m66574) HM
On Dividing Creek Road (Maryland Route 364) at Court House Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Dividing Creek Road.
Site of second known court
house of Somerset County on March 1,
1694, the court purchased land near
Dividing Creek and erected a
structure 50 feet by 20 feet,
"with gable ends of brick." The
court house functioned until 1742. — — Map (db m60466) HM
On U.S. 13 at Maryland Route 667, on the right on U.S. 13.
1000 acres surveyed 1665 for
Col. William Stevens,
member of Governor's Council,
through whose influence
Francis Makemie
came to Maryland and established
Presbyterianism in the State. On this
same tract stood the Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m3883) HM
On Coventry Parish Road at Old Rehobeth Road, on the right when traveling east on Coventry Parish Road.
Erected 1784 - 1792
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places 9 August 1984
Ruins stabilized 1985 - 1990 under the auspices of
Rehobeth Ruritan Club
Maryland Historical Trust
Somerset County Historical Trust
B. J. . . . — — Map (db m3881) HM
A forerunner of Washington High School, the Academy was founded and built, 1767, under the proprietary laws of 1694, enlarged, 1776, and destroyed by fire, 1797. Originally called Somerset Academy, it was renamed and chartered as Washington Academy, . . . — — Map (db m66578) HM
On Coventry Parish Road, 0.1 miles east of Old Rehobeth Road, on the right when traveling east.
For more than two hundred years the Parish Church of Coventry Parish, stood on this site. The present building was erected in 1740. It served a large congregation till about 1900 when it fell into decay and was abandoned. The partial restoration of . . . — — Map (db m137733) HM
On Morristown Road (U.S. 202) 0.2 miles north of N Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Did General George Washington sleep here? Maybe. We do know, history says our “Grain Room” stored grain for his troops during the winter of 1778. Artist: Adrienne Crombie, Frenchtown, N.J. Millstone 18th CenturyOne of the two stones . . . — — Map (db m32680) HM
On N Finley Avenue (County Route 613), on the right when traveling south.
First settled by James Pitney and others about 1720. General Charles Lee was captured at the Tavern by the British, December 13, 1776. — — Map (db m8514) HM
On N Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
A log Hospital for Continental Army soldiers was located on the slope of this ravine. A frame Presbyterian Church stood at the top of the hill near the famous oak and burial ground. — — Map (db m8526) HM
On East Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the graveyard of the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church
Alward, Benjamin •
Ayres, John •
Ayres, Nathaniel •
Baird, John •
Bockoven, George •
Boylan, John •
Brees, John Jr. • . . . — — Map (db m21970) HM
On Conkling Street, on the right when traveling south.
We shall never forget our friends and neighbors who rode the rails with us that morning but did not return with us that night.
May this tree serve as a living memorial to the following community members who died in the tragic attack on the . . . — — Map (db m22510) WM
On Collyer Lane near South Finley Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A tribute to the armed forces personnel
from Bernards Township who have
served our country. Dedicated with
deep appreciation, we honor their
great courage in the defense of
freedom throughout the world.
Korea 1950-1955
Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m36866) WM
On S Finley Avenue at Oak Street, on the left when traveling north on S Finley Avenue.
Dedicated in grateful appreciation to the men and women of Bernards Township who served in the armed forces during World War I and World War II that Peace, Freedom and Justice might not perish from the Earth. — — Map (db m39974) HM
On King George Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Rev. Samuel Kennedy established a classical school here in 1764. Col. Ephraim Martin lived here during the Revolutionary War. The Stelle family and their descendants resided here 1794 - 1940. — — Map (db m20159) HM
Near King George Road, on the right when traveling north.
Period of significance - c. 1762-1852
Listed New Jersey Register of Historic Places - 2003
Listed National Register of Historic Places - 2004
The farmstead is historically associated with the Rev. Samuel Kennedy, a renowned local minister . . . — — Map (db m32986) HM
Lying along the Passaic River, the farmstead was first developed early in the second half of the 18th century. At one time, the property encompassed 340 acres with 14 structures including a Dutch framed farmhouse, wagon house, and large English . . . — — Map (db m99125) HM
Near Lord Stirling Road, on the right when traveling west.
This property is the site of Lord Stirling Manor, built by William Alexander "Lord Stirling" in 1763 where he lived until 1779. The original residence was razed by fire in 1920 and a new residence was built on part of the remaining foundation where . . . — — Map (db m40353) HM
On South Finley Avenue at Colonial Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Finley Avenue.
Here on December 13, 1776, Major General Charles Lee, second in command to General Washington in the Continental Army, was taken prisoner by a British Patrol. — — Map (db m8511) HM
On Lord Stirling Road, on the right when traveling east.
Site of the Somerset Hills Airport in operation from 1932 - 1981. An important airmail destination during aviation's pioneer days, it also was a U.S. Army Air Force flight instruction facility from 1941 - 1945 — — Map (db m36367) HM
Henry Southard
1767-1842
Settled in Basking Ridge, 1755. Justice of the Peace,
Assemblyman, U.S. Representative
Samuel L. Southard
1787-1842
Son of Henry, Born in Basking Ridge, Tenth Governor of New Jersey, . . . — — Map (db m21971) HM
This building was erected in 1809 by Rev. Robert Finley to house a classical school founded by him in 1797. Statesmen, professional men, and business leaders were among its graduates. The academy served as a public school from 1853 to 1903. Owned . . . — — Map (db m18305) HM
On N Maple Avenue at Madisonville Road, on the right when traveling north on N Maple Avenue.
By this route Washington with his army retired to Morristown after his victory at Princeton January – 1777 -------------- Erected by the D-A-R — — Map (db m8902) HM
On Childs Road, on the right when traveling north.
Who has enriched and beautified our community by the restoration of historic sites and buildings. This tablet is erected in grateful appreciation by the Basking Ridge Historical Society. — — Map (db m19596) HM
On Hillside Avenue at Steeple Chase Court, on the right when traveling north on Hillside Avenue.
On June 22, 1801, three African American Men - one free Negro and two slaves - purchased one tenth on an acre of land from Aaron Melick for the sum of three dollars to establish a burying ground for the "Black people of the Neighborhood." This is . . . — — Map (db m96788) HM
Site of the 1778 - 1779 Winter encampment during the Revolutionary War of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Continental Artillery, artificers and armourers under the command of General Henry Knox. Located and confirmed by the Pluckemin Archaeological Project. A . . . — — Map (db m82405) HM
On Cowperthwaite Road, on the right when traveling south.
There are 97 identified graves here: 36 with names and 61 unknown, including former slaves and free blacks who were members of the Lamington Presbyterian Church. Remains of 5 Civil War veterans who fought heroically for the Union lie here. As you . . . — — Map (db m16975) HM
On Burnt Mills Road (County Route 620) 0.2 miles west of U.S. Route 206 (U.S. 206), on the right when traveling west.
The Pluckemin School house was constructed in 1912 as a two-story four-room school. It cost approximately $5,000 and was designed by Peter C. Van Nuys of Somerville and was built by John Gulick of Lamington. it was used as a school house until 1958 . . . — — Map (db m117652) HM
On U.S. 202/206, on the right when traveling south.
Pre-Revolutionary Dutch Farmhouse Built c. 1760.
Headquarters of General Henry Knox During The 1778-1779 Winter Encampment Of The Continental Army Near Pluckemin — — Map (db m16983) HM
Near Business U.S. 202/206, on the right when traveling south.
was constructed circa 1772 with a nineteenth century addition circa 1813. In 1995 the house was listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places. The Jacobus Vanderveer House is significant in United States Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m98523) HM
On South Maple Avenue at Lord Stirling Road, on the left when traveling south on South Maple Avenue.
This parkland includes part of Stirling’s 1762 estate. Stirling (1726-83), a friend of George Washington, was a Revolutionary War Major General. — — Map (db m8530) HM
On Pond Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
This monument has been placed here in memory of Frederick W. Schmidt
1865-1926
By the trustees of his estate
Mr. Schmidt owned and operated the nearby Millington Quarry which opened in 1895. He later organized the North Jersey Quarry Company . . . — — Map (db m47292) HM
Near Jockey Hollow Road, on the left when traveling south.
Morristown National Historical Park commemorates the suffering and devotion of Washington’s army during the severest winter of the Revolution when these woods gave shelter, fuel, and water – but precious little else. That winter of bitter . . . — — Map (db m11896) HM
Near Jockey Hollow Road, on the left when traveling south.
In 1779 soldiers of the New Jersey Brigade built this hearth. Archeologists stabilized it and removed the other artifacts found here for protection. The hearth provided the hut’s only comfort: a warm fire. Food ran out. Many men had no shoes and . . . — — Map (db m11899) HM
On Mine Brook Road (New Jersey Route 202) at Quimby Lane, on the right when traveling east on Mine Brook Road.
Bernardsville Train Station is a one-story stone structure with rounded corners and a hipped roof, and was built in 1901-1902. The interior classical detailing, including several pair of Corinthian pilasters carved in oak, is particularly notable. . . . — — Map (db m159070) HM
On New Jersey Route 202, on the right when traveling north.
Top Plaque
1917 - 1919
Erected in memory of the Boys of Bernrads Township who gave their lives in the World War.
James Kilday •
Arthur A. Card •
Russull W. Mullen •
Robert E. Pope •
William Neill •
Francis Bergen •
Paul . . . — — Map (db m19598) HM
On Hardscrabble Road, on the right when traveling north.
Blizzards, extreme cold, lack of food and medical care -- All endured by the New Jersey Brigade in the winter of 1779-80 while it camped here and watched British movements in New York. — — Map (db m16608) HM
On Mine Brook Road (U.S. 202) at Quimby Lane, on the right when traveling east on Mine Brook Road.
“Where there is no vision, people will perish. There must be a balance of common sense, humility and vision.”
The Honorable Millicent Fenwick
1910-1992
Mrs. Fenwick worked all her life for the promotion of civil rights, consumer . . . — — Map (db m158953) HM
On Morristown Road (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling west.
By this route Washington with his army retired to Morristown after his victory at Princeton January – 1777 -------------- Erected by the D-A-R — — Map (db m166024) HM
Historic Blackwells Mills Canal House circa 1835. Home to generations of Bridge Tenders who opened and closed the swinging bridge for canal traffic. — — Map (db m94091) HM
On Belle Mead-Blawenburg Road, on the right when traveling south.
State & National Registers of Historic Places
A 19th century Turnpike Village originally settled, circa 1739 by John Blaw & Michael Blaw, the mill owner. — — Map (db m32936) HM
On Railroad Avenue east of S Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Hessian Jaeger Captain Johann Von Ewald wrote the following account of the action on April 13, 1777. “At daybreak I came upon an empty picket on this side of the stone causeway which led to Bound Brook through a marsh along the . . . — — Map (db m166026) HM
On E High Street, on the left when traveling south.
[Front of monument]:
This stone marks the site of the Battle of Boundbrook, fought April 13, 1777, between 500 American soldiers under Gen. Benjamin Lincoln and 4,000 British troops under Lord Cornwallis.
[Back of . . . — — Map (db m7758) HM
On East High Street at Hamilton Street on East High Street.
That empires might fall and that peoples every where might be free, these men and women jeoparded their lives unto the death in the World War 1914 - 1918. — — Map (db m76982) WM
Near Chimney Rock Road, on the right when traveling north.
George Washington and his army were encamped along the Middle Brook in the Watchung Mountains in June 1777 when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes to be the official flag of the United States of America, thus originating Bridgewater's claim to . . . — — Map (db m203935) HM
On Middlebrook Road, on the left when traveling east.
During the 1777 encampment, Washington’s heavily entrenched stronghold defied the massed British Army of 18,000 under Howe and prevented the British movement against Philadelphia by land (June 14 to 30). This delay caused Howe to move by sea, with . . . — — Map (db m7761) HM
On Railroad Avenue east of S Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Originally planned in 1683 but not constructed until about 1731, this triple arch stone bridge is believed to be one of the oldest examples of its type still existing in New Jersey. Perhaps it is the oldest. The bridge marks the boundary between . . . — — Map (db m32283) HM
This white oak, one of the oldest in N.J., was already about 80 feet tall on May 4, 1681, when two Lenni-Lenape indian chiefs sold the 5000 acres on which Bound Brook now stands to New Jersey governor Phillip Carteret and seven other men. The tree . . . — — Map (db m76447) HM
This tablet marks the site of The Frelinghuysen Tavern. Here Hendrick Harpending, a shoemaker from Holland, built his home circa 1720, which later became a tavern, owned by his son, Peter.
Soon after the adoption of the Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m523) HM
On East Union Avenue at Mountain Avenue on East Union Avenue.
Founded in 1688 and the oldest congregation in Somerset County, this fifth sanctuary was designed by Oscar S. Teale in 1896 and dedicated in 1898. Unique features of this medieval revival style building include a semi-circular floor plan, . . . — — Map (db m76448) HM
On Middlebrook Road, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
By special Act of Congress, the Betsy Ross flag is flown here 24 hours each day. This is to commemorate Washington’s Army having encamped in this area June 14, 1777, the day Congress adopted the Flag Resolution. The period of encampment extended . . . — — Map (db m7759) HM
On E Main Street at Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east on E Main Street.
Dedicated to Colonel James H. Van Horn 1881 – 1974 For his efforts to preserve the trees, plantings, and beauty at this plaza and throughout the Borough of Bound Brook. Bound Brook Mayor Council Bound Brook Shade Tree Commission Bound . . . — — Map (db m82357) HM
On Middlebrook Road at Cedarcrest Road, on the left when traveling north on Middlebrook Road. Reported missing.
Dedicated a historic site in 1889 by citizens of the community to memorialize the encampment of Washington’s Army in 1777 and from Nov. 1778 to June 1779.
The Middlebrook encampment in New Jersey entered the National Register of Historic Places . . . — — Map (db m7762) HM
On Case Road just west of Acorn Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Historical Background
The site of the Bodine - Carkhuff House forms part of property acquired by Isaac Bodine in the early 1700s. Church records establish that Bodine, who was of French Huguenot descent, resided in the neighborhood by 1723, . . . — — Map (db m99214) HM
On Old York Road near New Jersey Route 202, on the right when traveling north.
Main Marker:
In Honor and Memory of all the Men and Women of Branchburg who proudly served our country in the armed forces of the United States of America.
In recognition of the Branchburg Veterans Memorial Committee.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m16993) WM
