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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dorchester County, Maryland

 
Clickable Map of Dorchester County, Maryland and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Dorchester County, MD (148) Calvert County, MD (153) Caroline County, MD (89) Somerset County, MD (37) St. Mary s County, MD (297) Talbot County, MD (131) Wicomico County, MD (94) Sussex County, DE (508)  DorchesterCounty(148) Dorchester County (148)  CalvertCounty(153) Calvert County (153)  CarolineCounty(89) Caroline County (89)  SomersetCounty(37) Somerset County (37)  St.Mary'sCounty(297) St. Mary's County (297)  TalbotCounty(131) Talbot County (131)  WicomicoCounty(94) Wicomico County (94)  SussexCountyDelaware(508) Sussex County (508)
Cambridge is the county seat for Dorchester County
Adjacent to Dorchester County, Maryland
      Calvert County (153)  
      Caroline County (89)  
      Somerset County (37)  
      St. Mary's County (297)  
      Talbot County (131)  
      Wicomico County (94)  
      Sussex County, Delaware (508)  
 
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1 Maryland, Dorchester County, Bucktown — 17 — Brodess Farm — Born into Slavery — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Greenbrier Road, 1.5 miles east of Maple Dam Road, on the right when traveling east.
2 Maryland, Dorchester County, Bucktown — Finding Freedom
On Greenbrier Road, 1 mile west of Bestpitch Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west.
3 Maryland, Dorchester County, Bucktown — Finding Freedom — The Call of Freedom
Near Bucktown Road at Greenbriar Road. Reported missing.
4 Maryland, Dorchester County, Bucktown — Resistance — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Bucktown Road at Greenbriar Road, on the right when traveling north on Bucktown Road.
5 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — "Stanley Institute"
On Church Creek Road (Maryland Route 16) at Bayly Road, on the right when traveling east on Church Creek Road.
6 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — “Appleby”
On Race Street (Maryland Route 341) at Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Race Street.
7 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 1739
On High Street, on the right when traveling north.
8 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — A Landscape and Lifestyle Defined by Water — Of English Origin ...
On Rose Hill Place at Radiance Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rose Hill Place.
9 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Abolitionist, Scout, Spy, and Nurse
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
10 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Agents on the Underground Railroad
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
11 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Annie Oakley House — 30 Bellevue Avenue
On Bellevue Avenue just south of Maple Street, on the right when traveling south.
12 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Annie Oakley Lived Down The Street
On Greenway Drive, 0.1 miles east of Abacco Lane, on the right when traveling east.
13 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Bethel Church
On Pine Street at Bethel Street, on the left when traveling north on Pine Street.
14 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Born To Be Free — Slavery — 1820
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50) on Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
15 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Born To Be Free
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
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16 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Cambridge
On Rose Hill Place north of Radiance Drive, on the right when traveling north.
17 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Cambridge House B&B — 112 High Street
Near High Street.
18 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Choptank River Bridge — Oyster Wars...
On Rose Hill Place at Radiance Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rose Hill Place.
19 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Choptank River's Natural History — Melting Glaciers created the Chesapeake Bay
On Rose Hill Place at Radiance Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rose Hill Place.
20 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Christ P. E. Church
21 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Civil War: Abolitionist, Scout, Spy and Nurse — Civil War Era — 1858 - 1865
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
22 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Discover: Dorchester
On Rose Hill Place.
23 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Distinguished Service Cross
Near High Street.
24 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Eastern Shore Infantry — "Glorious Achievements"
On Gay Street at Spring Street, on the left when traveling east on Gay Street. Reported permanently removed.
25 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Eastern Shore Infantry — "Glorious Achievements"
On Gay Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on Gay Street.
26 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Empowering the People
On Pine Street just north of Cedar Street, on the left when traveling north.
27 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Enjoy Our Park
On Rose Place.
28 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Exploring Dorchester's Fragile Beauty
On Rose Hill Place.
29 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Finding Freedom
On High Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on High Street.
30 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Glasgow — Built 1760
On Hambrooks Boulevard at Glasgow Court, on the left when traveling north on Hambrooks Boulevard.
31 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Goldsborough House — c. 1790
Near High Street.
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32 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Goldsborough Stable — LaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
On Smith Street, 0.1 miles east of Crusader Road, on the left when traveling east.
33 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Gov. Charles Goldsborough
Near Church Street just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
34 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Gov. Emerson Columbus Harrington
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
35 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Gov. Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Near High Street at Court Lane, on the left when traveling north.
36 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Governor Henry Lloyd
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
37 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Governor John Henry
Near High Street north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
38 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 2 — Harriet Tubman Memorial Garden — Celebrating an Icon — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50) on Washington Street.
39 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 4 — High Street District & Bayly House — Through Blood and Tears — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On High Street north of Court Lane, on the left when traveling north.
40 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Jazz on Pine Street
On Pine Street just north of Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north.
41 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Joe Bailey Shakes the Lion's Paw — Underground Railroad — 1849 - 1858
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east on Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
42 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — John Barth — A literary pioneer from Cambridge
On Gay Street.
43 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — John F. Kennedy
On Church Street.
44 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Living off the Land
On Rose Hill Place.
45 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 5 — Long Wharf — The River — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On High Street at Choptank River.
46 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Maryland's Eastern Shore — Hundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted
On Rose Hill Place at Radiance Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rose Hill Place. Reported permanently removed.
47 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Maryland's Eastern Shore — Faced with Decisions
On Rosehill Place, 0.1 miles east of Dorchester Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
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48 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Meredith House — c. 1760
On Greenway Drive at Abacco Lane, on the right when traveling east on Greenway Drive.
49 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Meredith House — LaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
On Smith Street just east of Crusader Road, on the left when traveling east.
50 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Neild Museum — LaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society
On Greenway Drive, 0.1 miles east of Abacco Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
51 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Col. Robert Harrison
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
52 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot John Brohawn
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
53 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Lt. John Stewart McNamara
Near High Street north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
54 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Maj. Francis Turpin
Near High Street north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
55 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Nathan Griffin
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
56 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Richard Pattison
Near High Street north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
57 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Preserving Our Architectural Heritage
On Race Street north of Muir Street, on the right when traveling north.
58 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Privy Station
Near High Street north of Water Street when traveling north.
59 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Revolutionary Statesman Henry Steele
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
60 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Revolutionary Statesman Robert Goldsborough
Near High Street just north of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
61 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Robbins Heritage Center — LaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
On Greenway Drive, 0.1 miles east of Abacco Lane, on the right when traveling east.
62 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Shoal Creek
Near Marsh Elder Drive, 0.4 miles north of Heron Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
63 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Smokehouse / Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden — LaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
On Greenway Drive, 0.1 miles east of Abacco Lane, on the right when traveling east.
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64 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 7 — Stanley Institute — Racing to Freedom — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Church Creek Road (Maryland Route 16) at Bayly Road, on the right when traveling west on Church Creek Road.
65 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Station Stops: The Underground Railroad — Underground Railroad — 1849 - 1858
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50) on Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
66 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 2 — The Bayly Historic Site
On High Street south of C Street, on the right when traveling south.
67 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Carillonic Bells
On Race Street at Muir Street, on the right when traveling south on Race Street.
68 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Dorchester Waterman
Near Rosehill Place, 0.1 miles north of Byrn Street, on the right when traveling north.
69 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Launch Boat
Near High Street north of Water Street when traveling north.
70 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Post War Years — Twilight Years — 1865 - 1913
On Washington Street (Maryland Route 343) at Ocean Gateway (U.S. 50) on Washington Street. Reported permanently removed.
71 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The River
Near High Street.
72 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Sparkling Blue Choptank
On Race Street at Alley 26, on the left when traveling south on Race Street.
73 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — This Bell
On High Street at Court Lane, on the right when traveling north on High Street.
74 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Thomas Holliday Hicks — 1798-1865
On Academy Street at Cemetery Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Academy Street.
75 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Thomas Holliday Hicks — (1798 - 1865)
Near Cemetery Avenue east of Academy Street, on the right when traveling east.
76 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — To the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt — A Great American — 1954 —
On High Street, 0.1 miles north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
77 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Tubman Connections — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Race Street at Alley 26 when traveling north on Race Street.
78 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Turning Numbers into Names… — Remembering the Unremembered
Near Marsh Elder Drive, 0.4 miles north of Heron Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
79 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street
On Pine Street just south of Cross Street, on the right when traveling south.
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80 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Welcome to the Richardson Maritime Museum
On High Street just south of Locust Street, on the right when traveling south.
81 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — World War I Memorial
On High Street.
82 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — World War II
On Water Street at High Street, on the right when traveling west on Water Street.
83 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Zion United Methodist Church
On Locust Street just east of Mill Street, on the left when traveling west.
84 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge, Bucktown — Harriet Tubman — 1820-1913
On Greenbrier Road, 1 mile west of Bestpitch Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west.
85 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge, Lloyds — The Adaline Wheatley House
On Hudson Road (Maryland Route 343) east of Castle Haven Road, on the right when traveling east.
86 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Near Golden Hill Road south of Key Wallace Drive, on the right when traveling south.
87 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — 15 — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge — Taking Refuge from Slavery — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Key Wallace Drive at Visitor Center Access Road on Key Wallace Drive.
88 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — 8 — Church Creek — Join the Journey
On Church Creek Road (Maryland Route 16) 0.6 miles south of Brannock Neck Road, on the right when traveling south.
89 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
On Wildlife Drive.
90 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Finding Freedom — National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
On Taylors Island Road (SR16) at Maryland Route 335 on Taylors Island Road (SR16).
91 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Harriet Tubman
Near Golden Hill Road (Maryland Route 335) south of Key Wallace Drive, on the right when traveling south.
92 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — 14 — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Ctr. — Mastering the Land — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
On Golden Hill Road (Maryland Route 335) 0.1 miles north of Wildlife Drive, on the right when traveling south.
93 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Highway to Freedom — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
On Golden Hill Road (Maryland Route 335) south of Key Wallace Drive, on the right when traveling south.
94 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Hoopers Island
On Hoopers Island Road (Maryland Route 335) 3 miles south of Meekins Neck Road, on the right when traveling south.
95 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Muskrat and Nutria — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
On Observation Acess Road.
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96 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — Pool One at Wildlife Drive — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
On Wildlife Drive.
97 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — St. Mary, Star of the Sea Chapel & Cemetery — “Tubman Chapel”
On Hoopers Island Road (Maryland Route 335) 0.8 miles west of Smithville Road, on the right when traveling west.
98 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — The American Bald Eagle — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
On Observation Acess Road.
99 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem — Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
On Observation Acess Road.
100 Maryland, Dorchester County, Church Creek — The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Near Golden Hill Road south of Key Wallace Drive, on the right when traveling south.

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