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Historical Markers and War Memorials on the Eastern Shore Region

 
By J. J. Prats, September 7, 2015
North-South Boundary Between the State of Maryland and the State of Delaware Monument
1 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Andersontown — North-South Boundary Between the State of Maryland and the State of Delaware —
On Shore Highway (Maryland Route 404) near the State Line, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Choptank — 25 — Choptank Landing — Escape from Poplar Neck — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Water Street.
3 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — "29, Let's Go!" —
On South 4th Street north of Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north.
4 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — 6 PDR. Nordenfeldt 57 M.M., Rapid Fire Gun. —
On Legion Road, on the right when traveling south.
5 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — American Legion — Post 29 —
On Legion Road, on the right when traveling south.
6 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Bell from First Methodist Church —
On 5th Street south of Franklin Street ( Route 404), on the right when traveling south.
7 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — 33 — Caroline County Visitor Center — Abolitionists Abound — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Crouse Park Lane west of Gay Street ( Route 404), on the right when traveling west.
8 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Caroline Court House —
On Market Street near Between 1st and 2nd Streets, on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — 31 — Caroline Courthouse — In the Shadow of Justice — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Market Street at North 2nd Street on Market Street.
10 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — 35 — Choptank River Heritage Center — Steal Away by River — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
On River Landing Road. Reported permanently removed.
11 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Denton —
On 5th Street at South 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Street.
12 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Denton Schoolhouse — 104 South 2nd Street —
On South 2nd Street south of Franklin Street ( Route 404), on the left when traveling north.
13 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Early Commercial Agriculture —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
14 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Edmondson's Reserve —
Near Detour Road 0.4 miles east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
15 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Emancipation's Close Call — Did Union Troops Suppress the Vote? —
On Market Street at North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
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16 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Great Wars of World Conflict —
On Market Street at 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.
17 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Hubs of Activity — Terminals, Wharves and Landings on the Choptank
On River Landing Road 0.4 miles north of New Bridge Road ( Route 328), on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
18 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — John Wilkes Booth — Escape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay
On 2nd Street at Gay Street, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street. Reported permanently removed.
19 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Maryland Steamboat Company's Joppa Wharf at Denton — The Wharves at Choptank Crossing —
On River Landing Road.
20 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Maryland's Eastern Shore — Hundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted
On North 2nd Street at Gay Street, on the right when traveling north on North 2nd Street. Reported permanently removed.
21 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Moses and the Hounds — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Foot of Gay Street.
22 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Mystery Ship
Near Martinak State Park Road 0.4 miles south of Deep Shore Road, on the left when traveling south. Reported damaged.
23 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Neck Meeting House —
On Maryland Route 404 at Route 328, on the right when traveling west on Maryland Route 404.
24 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Neck Meeting House Native Garden
On Meeting House Road. Reported damaged.
25 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Nest of Traitors — The Denton Arrests
On River Landing Road 0.4 miles north of New Bridge Road ( Route 328), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
26 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — On this spot Sept. 5, 1938 stood Franklin Delano Roosevelt —
On Market Street, on the left when traveling west.
27 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Peter Still: The Kidnapped and the Ransomed —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
28 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — President Roosevelt's Speech — 1938 — "The Biggest Day That Denton Had Ever Seen" —
On Market Street west of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
29 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Revolution or Fraud? — Emancipation in Caroline Co.
On Market Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
30 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Ruth Ann Crouse —
On South 5th Avenue south of Legion Road, on the right when traveling south.
31 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Semiquincentennial Monument — 🇺🇸 —
On Market Street west of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Steamboats on the Choptank River — Connecting Denton to the World
On River Landing Road 0.4 miles north of New Bridge Road ( Route 328), on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
33 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Sydney Still: "Sydney's Choice" —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
34 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The County Alms House, then Plaindealing — Stark Realities… Stately Home, c. 1792 - 2017 —
On South 5th Avenue south of Legion Drive, on the right when traveling south.
35 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The Denton Arrests — "Arresting … treasonable characters" —
On Crouse Park Lane west of Gay Street ( Route 404), on the right when traveling west.
36 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The Doncaster Dwelling: A Perfect Substitute —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
37 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The Food Sources of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
38 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — The Martinak Boat — 50th Anniversary —
Near Martinak State Park Road 0.4 miles south of Deep Shore Road, on the left when traveling south.
39 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — RM-1239 — Thomas Carney — ca. 1760-1828 —
On Market Street.
40 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — 34 — Tuckahoe Neck Meeting House — Living Their Beliefs — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Meeting House Road.
41 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — Two Neighbors * Two Governors * Two States — The Citizens of Denton and Caroline County Honor Two Native Sons — Sherman W. Tribbitt, Governor of Delaware, 1973; Harry Roe Hughes, Governor of Maryland, 1979-1987 —
On Franklin Street (Maryland Route 404) at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Franklin Street.
42 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — War Along the Chesapeake — A Divided Region —
On North 2nd Street just south of Gay Street ( Route 404), on the right when traveling north.
43 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — White Tenant Farmers —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
44 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — 30 — William Still Center — Families Divided & United — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Detour Road.
45 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Denton — William Still: "Father of the Underground Railroad" —
Near Detour Road east of Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east.
46 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — A Paradise For Smugglers — Nanticoke River, 1861-1863 —
On South Main Street (Maryland Route 308) north of Smith Street, on the right when traveling north.
47 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — Civil War Memorial —
Near Bloomingdale Avenue (Maryland Route 315) west of Old Denton Road, on the right when traveling west.
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48 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — Exeter / Idlewild Mill —
On Denton Road 0.2 miles north of Laurel Grove Road, on the left when traveling north.
49 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — Federalsburg Hometown Veterans Memorial —
On Rosser Road south of Federalsburg Highway ( Route 313), on the left when traveling south.
50 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — Former Clubhouse at Federal Field — Home of the Federalsburg Athletics — The Eastern Shore League —
On University Avenue North at Greenridge Road, on the right when traveling north on University Avenue North.
51 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — Marshyhope Creek Bridge —
On East Central Avenue (Maryland Route 306), on the left when traveling west.
52 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — The Historic Nanticoke Lodge Masonic Temple —
On North Main Street (Maryland Route 315) just north of West Central Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
53 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain —
Near Veterans Drive, on the right when traveling south.
54 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Federalsburg — Veterans Memorial —
Near Bloomingdale Avenue (Route 315) west of Old Denton Road, on the right when traveling west.
55 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Choptank River Park —
On East Sunset Avenue (Maryland Route 314) west of Greensboro Road ( Route 313), on the left when traveling west.
56 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Goldsborough House —
On West Sunset Avenue just east of Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
57 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Greensboro —
On East Sunset Avenue (Maryland Route 314) at Greensboro Road ( Route 313), on the right when traveling west on East Sunset Avenue.
58 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — 33 — Greensboro — Threatened by Ideas — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
On North Main Street (Route 480) just south of Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
59 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Greensboro Veterans Memorial Park — 1989 —
On South Main Street (Route 480) at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
60 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Letter to Lincoln — Chaos on the Eastern Shore —
On Main Street (Maryland Route 480) at Bernard Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
61 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Greensboro — Peter Harrington — Revolutionary Officer, founder of Greensboro —
On Md 480 Main Street at Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling south on Md 480 Main Street.
62 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Harmony — “Sailing Away to Freedom” — Gilpin Point — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Holly Park Drive.
63 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Harmony — William Richardson —
On Holly Park Drive.
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64 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Hillsboro — Frederick Douglass — "Tales of Horror"
On Main Street (Alternate Maryland Route 404) 0.4 miles west of Ridgely Road ( Route 480), on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
65 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Hillsboro — Frederick Douglass — "Tales of Horror" —
On Main Street (Maryland Route 404) just west of Cemetary Road, on the right when traveling east.
66 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Hillsboro — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church — (St. John’s Parish) —
On Church Street at Maple Avenue, on the right on Church Street.
67 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Jumptown — 35 — Adkins Arboretum — Slavery's Arboretum — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Eveland Road.
68 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Marydel — Sapling from 400 Year Old Oak Tree —
Near Crown Stone Road (Maryland Route 454) at Fire House Lane.
69 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Charles Dickenson —
On Auction Road (Maryland Route 621) at Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the right when traveling east on Auction Road.
70 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Choptank —
On Choptank Road at Maryland Ave., on the left when traveling south on Choptank Road.
71 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Colonel William Richardson — Born 1735, died 1825 —
On Harmony Road (Maryland Route 16) at Wilkins Branch Road, on the left when traveling north on Harmony Road.
72 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Dover Crossing Timeline —
On Dover Bridge Road (Maryland Route 331) 0.8 miles west of Carr's Creek Lane, on the right when traveling west.
73 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Escape from Poplar Neck — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Water Street.
74 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — 23 — Leverton House — Finding Safe Haven — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Seaman Road.
75 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Linchester — Circa 1681 —
On Maryland Route 331 at Linchester Road, on the right when traveling south on Maryland Route 331.
76 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Linchester Mill —
On Linchester Road at Route 331 on Linchester Road.
77 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — 24 — Linchester Mill — Living Dangerously — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Linchester Road (Route 817) at Main Street ( Route 331), on the left when traveling west on Linchester Road.
78 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Mt. Pleasant Cemetery — Dangerous Rendezvous — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Marsh Creek Road.
79 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church — 1864 - 1962 —
On Marsh Creek Road.
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80 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Preston
On Main Street (Maryland Route 331) at Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Reported missing.
81 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — Site of Frazier’s Chapel — Preston, Maryland, 1785 —
On Main Street (Maryland Route 331) at Harmony Road ( Route 16), on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
82 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — The Dover Bridge —
On Dover Bridge Road (Maryland Route 331) 0.8 miles west of Carr's Creek Lane, on the right when traveling west.
83 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — The Maryland Lot —
On Water Street.
84 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — The Underground Railroad — Seed of War —
On Linchester Road 0.1 miles north of Route 331, on the right when traveling south.
85 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Preston — 28 — Webb Cabin — Living Free — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Grove Road.
86 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — Ridgely Memorial Park — Early History — 1919 - 1938 —
On West Belle Street west of Central Avenue ( Route 312), on the right when traveling west.
87 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — Ridgely Railroad Station —
On West Belle Street at North Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Belle Street.
88 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — Ridgely, MD 1888 - 1917 — A Period of Broad Growth —
On West Belle Road at Cow Barn Road, on the left when traveling west on West Belle Road.
89 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — Saulsbury House - Fifer Hospital - Ridgely House — 1934 - 1943 — "The only such institution Caroline County has ever possessed" —
On Central Avenue (Maryland Route 312) at East Belle Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Avenue.
90 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — The Drinking Fountain — Erected by the Forget-Me-Not Band of Mercy, 1915 —
On West Belle Street west of Central Avenue ( Route 312), on the right when traveling west.
91 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — Town of Ridgely Flag —
On Central Avenue (Maryland Route 312) just south of East Railroad Street, on the left when traveling south.
92 ► Maryland, Caroline County, Ridgely — Wood Ducks —
Near Eveland Road 0.2 miles north of Sawmill Road, on the right when traveling south.
93 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Calvert — Brick Meeting House —
On Brick Meeting House Road 0.2 miles west of Route 272, on the right when traveling west.
94 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Calvert — Calvert Village —
On Telegraph Road (Maryland Route 273) at Rosebank Road, on the right when traveling east on Telegraph Road.
95 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Cecilton — Cpl Brandon Michael Craig —
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 282) at North Bohemia Avenue ( Route 213), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
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96 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Cecilton — Founded on Friendship — Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway
On W. Main Street (Maryland Route 282) west of Bohemia Avenue ( Route 213), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
97 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Cecilton — Greenfield —
On Augustine Herman Highway (Maryland Route 213) 1 mile north of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
98 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Cecilton — Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church — A Sanctuary of Faith & Freedom —
On Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
99 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Charlestown — Capt. Michael Rudulph —
On Conestoga Street at Water Street, on the right on Conestoga Street.
100 ► Maryland, Cecil County, Charlestown — Charlestown —
On Market Street at Bladen Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.

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