During the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), both
American and British troops passed through Elk Landing.
The American troops were led by
General George Washington, and the British Troops
were led by General William Howe.
You may be on the . . . — — Map (db m152162) HM
Founded 1720 in North Milford Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland. First called New Erection on the Branches of Elk River, then Elk River Church, Great Elk, upper Elk and, since 1793, Rock. Present church erected 1761 remodeled in 1844 and 1900. — — Map (db m1764) HM
About one eighth mile south east on Elk River. American forces here and at Fort Hollingsworth (Elk Landing) repulsed the British under Admiral Cockburn in their attempt to capture Elkton, April 29, 1813. — — Map (db m152198) HM
About three tenths mile south at Elk Landing, American forces here and at Fort Defiance, about one mile below on Elk River, repulsed the British under Admiral Cockburn in their attempt to capture Elkton, April 29, 1813. — — Map (db m2228) HM
The British took their terror campaign to the Elk River in April 1813. Their target—Elkton—was protected by several forts.
After capturing a gun battery at Frenchtown, British raiders destroyed its storehouses, a fishery, and . . . — — Map (db m146172) HM
This is the location of the Jon Steelman Trading Post,
which fell into disrepair and was replaced with the building
you see now, It was originally used to trade goods with the
Native Americans. In later years this site was owned and
operated . . . — — Map (db m152165) HM
Three defensive earthworks safeguarded Elkton---Fort Hollingsworth, here, plus Defiance and Frederick downriver. A 60-foot chain across the channel secured the Elk River. On April 29, 1813, defenders at Fort Defiance fired on approaching . . . — — Map (db m145611) HM
Part of Friendship Tract and home of Robert Alexander, delegate to the Provincial Convention of 1774 and to the Continental Convention of 1776. On August 25, 1777, he was host to Washington here and three days later offered allegiance to British . . . — — Map (db m154176) HM
Valentine Hollingsworth and 2nd wife, Anne Calvert, came to this country in 1682 about the same time as William Penn. He was the father of 11 children and lived in northern Delaware in the area now called Brandywine Hundred.
Son Henry . . . — — Map (db m96587) HM
During the War of 1812 the young United States was embroiled in conflict with Great Britain. From 1812 to 1815 Americans fought to protect their rights and economic independence. They faced superior enemy forces on the homefront and the high . . . — — Map (db m154177) HM
Boyhood home of William Whann Mackall. Appointed to the U. S. Military Academy in 1834. Resigned from the U. S. Army, joined the Confederacy and served on the staffs of Generals Albert Sydney Johnston, Braxton Bragg and Joseph E. Johnston. General . . . — — Map (db m145439) HM
Erected to honor the heroism of the men who so bravely defended Fort Duffy and Fredericktown against the British Fleet May 5, 1813 Colonel Thomas Ward Veazey, commanding
Samuel Wroth; D.F. Heath; Moses Cannon; Nicholas Franks; John W. . . . — — Map (db m155571) WM
Discovered and explored by Capt. John Smith 1607–1609 who named it Tockwough River after the tribe of Indians who inhabited its banks. Tockwough was the original Indian name for Sassafras, a root from which they made a form of bread. — — Map (db m155544) HM
The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail traces the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake. Along the trail you'll encounter tangible evidence of the war and stories that bring the people and events to life. Discover the far-reaching impacts of the . . . — — Map (db m145483) HM
Could you survive in a strange new land? Imagine yourself as one of the new English settlers of 1607. After being tossed around on the ocean for months, the sight of land brings shouts of joy! Then you look a little closer and all you see are . . . — — Map (db m152171) HM
From Bulls (or Bull) Mountain, American militia had a commanding view of Elk Neck peninsula. They observed the Upper Chesapeake Bay and North East River to the north and west, and Elk River to the south and east.
As enemy ships approached on . . . — — Map (db m152170) HM
[center stone]
Cecil County Memorial Post
No 6027
Honor Roll
Those who gave their lives in World War I
Cecil County
Clark, George E. --- Dennis, Mauldin --- Jackson, Willis --- Peterson, Phineas A. --- Goodnow, Raymond Elwood . . . — — Map (db m162620) WM
Explore the landscapes of the early 1600s along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Learn about the thriving American Indian communities John Smith encountered and imagine the bountiful Chesapeake he observed. Experience the . . . — — Map (db m144819) HM
Built circa 1860, the bridge is one of the few covered ones left in Maryland and the only one on public ground in Cecil County. The area to the East has been the site of several mills, the earliest Samuel Gilpin’s flour mill circa 1735. . . . — — Map (db m1692) HM
Honoring women from the State of Maryland, past and present, who have served our nation honorably and proudly, in war and peace.
Notable Accomplishments of Women in Military Service
Although women have served as true volunteers in a . . . — — Map (db m145479) HM WM
George Talbot of Susquehanna Manor renamed North East River, “The Little Shannon.” The iron forges of the Principio Company were located here. Saint Mary Ann’s Parish Church [is] one of the oldest in Cecil County. Russell, one of the . . . — — Map (db m162624) HM
On August 25, 1777, after a month’s voyage from New York, 15,000 British troops led by Sir William Howe disembarked on the shores of the Elk River approximately two miles east of this site. The fleet of 300 vessels which had transported them was . . . — — Map (db m145426) HM
The Turkey Point Lighthouse stands proudly on a 100-foot bluff looking south over the Chesapeake Bay. Built in 1833, the lighthouse pointed the way to safe waters for nearly 175 years. It played a vital part in protecting the lives and . . . — — Map (db m147746) HM
The building, erected 1742, is one of the oldest in Cecil County. The cornerstone bears the initials of the Rector and Vestrymen at that time. Communion vessels, a bible and a book of common prayer presented 1718 by Queen Anne of England still are . . . — — Map (db m226356) HM
British Admiral Cockburn's flagship arrived in the Upper Bay April 28, 1813, with twelve barges carrying about 450 men. From here, they terrorized residents along the Sassafras, Elk, North East, and Susquehanna rivers.
Thirty-six years . . . — — Map (db m147642) HM
The North East Nazarene Camp's design stemmed from
19th-century camp meeting planning and practices. The
tabernacle acted as the heart of the property. It was
surrounded by a rectilinear arrangement of small frame
cottages built and owned by . . . — — Map (db m162876) HM
[Column work is from right to left in the transcribing of this plaque's contents.]
The North East Nazarene Camp Meeting provided a
respite from chaotic daily life. The social aspects of
the camp were just as important as the . . . — — Map (db m163112) HM
This property was once the North East Nazarene Camp. The Holiness Christian Church, which became part of the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene, was founded in 1894 as a branch of Methodism. In 1909, a temporary summer Holiness Nazarene camp . . . — — Map (db m163888) HM
This historic walk takes you to the Turkey Point Light Station in Maryland's Cecil County. You will find, atop a 100-foot-high bluff, an 1833 tapering conical stucco-covered brick tower and a 1913 cement oil house. This Lighthouse is 31_1/2 feet . . . — — Map (db m147628) HM
What does a lighthouse mean to you? For some, a lighthouse stands for security, providing safe passage home from a treacherous journey. For others, a lighthouse harkens back to a simpler time, before modern technology altered our connection with the . . . — — Map (db m147747) HM
1923-2001
Educator-Scholar
Headmaster 1962-1979 -- Executive Director 1979-1994 -- Trustee 1990-2001
Beloved friend and benefactor of the Tome School — — Map (db m153850) HM
Perry Point Village exemplifies the standardized American company town design of the late 1910s. The site plan was completed in just one month by the noted New York architecture firm of Mann & MacNeille following the philosophies of the Garden . . . — — Map (db m184956) HM
Perry Point was designed in just one month. Architects Mann & MacNeille were able to expedite the design by creating a standardized house design based on their previous designs for "company towns" as illustrated in periodicals of the time . . . — — Map (db m184958) HM
The grist mill was built in 1735 and was operated from 1735 - 1800.
The water wheel was originally located on the opposite side of the wall.
In 1931, the water wheel was recreated as a "Colonial Revival folly" in the present day . . . — — Map (db m184955) HM
In 1918, the United States purchased Perry Point as the proposed site for an ammonium nitrate plant to assist in the war effort. The federal government signed a contract with the Atlas Powder Company on February 1, 1918 to oversee construction . . . — — Map (db m184954) HM
To present log wing, believed built in 1735, George Gale added fieldstone section c. 1781. Further additions to house were made in 19th century. Gale, born in Somerset County in 1756, served in Continental Army during Revolutionary War. Was member . . . — — Map (db m127921) HM
Crossed the Susquehanna River in five divisions and made their 23rd camp here at the end of August 1782 on the return from Yorktown victory to the north. — — Map (db m145428) HM
Old Post Road
Established 1666
Lower Susquehanna Ferry
established 1695
Rodgers’ Tavern
where
George Washington
frequently stopped
between
1781–1798 — — Map (db m145429) HM
On April 18-19, 1861, a week after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Confederate sympathizers attacked U.S. Army forces en route to Washington in Baltimore, 35 miles southwest of here. On the second day shots were fired and soldiers . . . — — Map (db m145865) HM
In the early 1900's this site was the location of a large railroad freight yard with roundhouse. It was an important transportation hub, linking East-West rail lines with North-South lines. It was the largest business enterprise in the Town of . . . — — Map (db m184951) HM
John and Elizabeth Rodgers owned and operated the mid-18th century Rodgers Tavern here plus a tavern in Havre de Grace. They ran a ferry business between the two. The hostelry here was a popular stop on the Old Post Road.
Their famous . . . — — Map (db m145747) HM
After burning much of Havre de Grace May 3, 1813, British raiders crossed the Susquehanna to Cecil County. At Principio Iron Works they captured a five-gun battery and destroyed the foundry complex and the bridge across Principio Creek. More than 40 . . . — — Map (db m145868) HM
Known also as New Connaught Manor, or New Ireland, this manor of 32,000 acres was one of the largest in Maryland. It was granted 1680, to George Talbot (a cousin of Charles Calvert, Third Lord of Baltimore) of Castle Rooney, Ireland, in return for . . . — — Map (db m137541) HM
(Main Text)
Soon after the Civil War erupted in April 1861, Perryville became an important Union staging area. Adjacent to Fort Dare here, a riverside plantation was confiscated from Confederate sympathizers and immediately transformed . . . — — Map (db m145891) HM
A leading iron producer during the Colonial period, Principio held Maryland’s first blast furnace, operating 1725, and first refinery forge, constructed 1728. After the American Revolution, Principio made cannons and other ordnance until the . . . — — Map (db m1481) HM
Adams Hall erected 1900 as the gymnasium of the Senior School for Girls of the The Jacob Tome Institute. In 1983 it became the Town Hall of the town of Port Deposit. — — Map (db m147382) HM
Dedicated To The Men Of Bainbridge Naval Training Center Who Learned Their Seamanship Upon The Waters Of The Susquehanna. Partners In The Victory Of WWII — — Map (db m146690) WM
Count de Rochambeau’s heavy artillery and baggage train camped here September 9, 1781 before fording the Susquehanna at Bald Friar and proceeding to join the main army on the Philadelphia Road. — — Map (db m145653) HM
Built 1813, probably by Daniel Megredy. Lafayette was entertained here in 1824. Later owned by Cornelius Smith (1792–1858), farmer and philanthropist who financed road construction to create jobs for the unemployed and aided public education . . . — — Map (db m127920) HM
Jacob Tome was born August 13, 1810 in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania. In 1839, Tome moved to Port Deposit where he lived until his death in 1898.
In Port Deposit, Tome established himself as a merchant and ultimately owned large wharves where . . . — — Map (db m145898) HM
Born at this house at Creswell’s Ferry, now Port Deposit, in 1828, John Creswell graduated from Dickinson College and became a lawyer. He was elected to the General Assembly in 1861, became Adjutant General in 1862, was elected to Congress that same . . . — — Map (db m145442) HM
In Tribute to the Men and Women Who Passed Through Her Gates To Answer Their Country’s Call. Proudly Presented by the USNTC Bainbridge Association — — Map (db m64913) WM
Port Deposit, then called Creswell’s Ferry, was on high alert May 3, 1813. Smoke rising from towns across the river meant British raiders might strike here.
Port Deposit was spared, perhaps due to its well-defended battery. Or, as legend claims, . . . — — Map (db m145934) HM
Not only does the Lower Susquehanna River have an impressive natural history, but a rich cultural history as well. From where you stand the famous explorer John Smith made it only a little farther up the river in his schooner. A fascinating group . . . — — Map (db m146988) HM
Owned by John Steel, this grist mill was in successful operation as early as 1731. At the same period a ferry was operated about one-half mile downstream at a crossing known as Upper Ferry. — — Map (db m129861) HM
To St. Mary Anne’s Church, North Elk Parish, North East, Maryland. Built in 1733, the oldest remaining gravestone in 1968 records the death of Thomas Shepherd, August 28, 1742. — — Map (db m92330) HM
Established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1871, the camp was a popular center of religious and social life. Political candidates and vacationers attended the two-week meetings in August. Its forty-two year era ended in 1913. — — Map (db m24111) HM
In 1608 Captain John Smith ascended the Susquehannah River until stopped by the rocks. On his map he calls this point “Smyths Fales” marking it by a + which he explains as meaning “hath bin discovered what beyond is by relation". — — Map (db m188592) HM
On August 30, 1861 Battery B of the Union Army under the command of Capt. Alonzo Snow was organized at Port Deposit, composed mainly of men from this town and vicinity. The Battery rendered important service to the Federal forces in the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m145871) HM
In the summer of 1861, in prosperous Port Deposit, men volunteered for an artillery battery to fight for their beloved Union. Capt. Alonzo Snow led the approximately 155-man unit. Organized in September, Snow's Battery left the Eastern Shore in May . . . — — Map (db m145880) HM
The history of Port Deposit begins in the 17th Century, when the Lords Baltimore began granting land patents for the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay above its confluence with the great Susquehanna River. By around 1800, timber rafts called arks . . . — — Map (db m138216) HM
This monument is dedicated to shipmates of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard assigned to the U. S. Naval Training Center from 1942 to 1975. — — Map (db m147095) WM
Named for Commodore William Bainbridge, who served in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. The U.S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge operated for 34 years. Beginning in 1942 as a recruit training command for World War II, and closing in 1976. The . . . — — Map (db m145443) HM
Dedicated to those Men and Women of this Community who served our Country in times of Peace and War. Donated to the People of Port Deposit MD by V.F.W. Post 8185 — — Map (db m147094) WM
Directly across the street stood Washington Hall. The Institute's first building erected 1894 by Jacob Tome (1810-1898) founder and benefactor of The Tome School — — Map (db m147383) HM
Founded 1744 by by Rev. Sam’l Finley a Presbyterian Minister and a native of Armaugh County, Ireland. He remained in charge of the academy and church until 1761 when he was chosen President of the College of New Jersey, now called . . . — — Map (db m145625) HM
The American bison, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds. They became nearly extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and . . . — — Map (db m210780) HM
First mill on this site built by Jeremiah Brown, Sr., in 1734.
Partially rebuilt in 1892 by Howard Brown and again reconstructed in 1971.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. — — Map (db m227876) HM
In memory of the Unknown Soldiers buried at Brick Meetinghouse while it was used as a hospital in 1778.
[at marker bottom]
May 30, 1929 — — Map (db m147741) HM
Koi are an informal group of the colored variants of the Amur carp. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, pattering, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. Koi, were developed . . . — — Map (db m210777) HM
General Lafayette and his army camped around this tree April 12, 1781. A Civil War cavalry unit later occupied the site. The oak, over 500 years old, was owned by the Thomas Richards family for over a century. A huge limb fell August, 1964, . . . — — Map (db m145616) HM
Sheep are ruminants typically kept as livestock. Sheep are descendants of the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. They are one of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes. They are raised for fleece, meat and milk. A sheep's . . . — — Map (db m210778) HM
37 lots of approximately 500 acres each given by William Penn to his colonists in 1702 although they lay in Maryland and were part of George Talbot’s “Susquehanna Manor” of 32,000 acres granted him in 1680 by Lord Baltimore. — — Map (db m1760) HM
Founded 1744 by by Samuel Finley, Presbyterian Minister and a native of County Armagh, Ireland. He remained in charge of the academy and church until 1761 when he was chosen President of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University. — — Map (db m145628) HM
Patented 5th June, 1685, to Major Peter Sayer, a prominent Catholic. Later acquired by the Heath Family. On 14th May, 1773, George Washington “din’d and lodg’d at Mr. DL. Heath’s” taking his stepson Jackie Custis to King’s College, N.Y. . . . — — Map (db m65392) HM
This replica of the Maryland Colonists’ Wrought Iron Cross of 1634 stands directly over the south foundation wall of the original house-chapel-academy building (circa 1720-1745) — — Map (db m69828) HM
Visited Warwick Feby. 1756, March 1756. “Din’d and lodg’d at Mr. D’L Heath’s May 1773. Passed through Sept. 9 and Oct. 28, 1774. Breakfasted March 23, 1791 and again in September 1793. — — Map (db m152183) HM
The inventor of the steam boat was born 1743 two miles north of this point in “Middle Neck”
George Washington
showed much interest in Rumsey’s experiments and made him superintendent of “The Potomac Company.” — — Map (db m1574) HM
Founded 1704 by Rev. Thomas Mansell, S.J., one of the earliest permanent Catholic establishments in the English Colonies.
Bohemia Academy Founded 1745 by Rev. Thomas Pulton, S.J. attended by Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signed of the . . . — — Map (db m244190) HM
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