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Historical Markers in Woolford

 
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 (165) Calvert County, MD (210) Caroline County, MD (92) Somerset County, MD (75) St. Mary s County, MD (403) Talbot County, MD (157) Wicomico County, MD (117) Sussex County, DE (590)  DorchesterCounty(165) Dorchester County (165)  CalvertCounty(210) Calvert County (210)  CarolineCounty(92) Caroline County (92)  SomersetCounty(75) Somerset County (75)  St.Mary'sCounty(403) St. Mary's County (403)  TalbotCounty(157) Talbot County (157)  WicomicoCounty(117) Wicomico County (117)  SussexCountyDelaware(590) Sussex County (590)
Cambridge is the county seat for Dorchester County
Woolford is in Dorchester County
Dorchester County (165)  ►
ADJACENT TO DORCHESTER COUNTY
Calvert County (210)  ►
Caroline County (92)  ►
Somerset County (75)  ►
St. Mary's County (403)  ►
Talbot County (157)  ►
Wicomico County (117)  ►
Sussex County, Delaware (590)  ►
 
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1 ► Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Anna Ella Carroll — Unofficial Cabinet Member — Reported permanently removed
Anna Ella Carroll was born on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1815. Often called an unofficial member of President Abraham Lincoln's cabinet, she was a Unionist author and newspaper reporter who had traveled extensively throughout the South and Midwest . . . — — Map (db m45304) HM
2 ► Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Harriet Tubman — Birthplace —
Harriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross ca. 1822 to Ben Ross and Harreit "Rit" Green on Anthony Thompson's farm along Harrisville Road. While still a child, Minty and her mother were sent to the Edward Brodess Farm. She returned to work . . . — — Map (db m313601) HM
3 ► Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Trinity P.E. Church —
This church was built prior to 1690. In the graveyard are buried Governor Thomas King Carroll, many revolutionary heroes and other distinguished Marylanders. — — Map (db m177544) HM
4 ► Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Walk the Old Trinity Heritage Trail — Heritage Trail & Sacred Grounds. —
Dorchester Parish c. 1675-1690 Built by English colonists on land patented in 1675 to Henry Aldridge, a former indentured servant, Old Trinity Church is one of the oldest church buildings in the United States still used for regular worship. . . . — — Map (db m97216) HM
5 ► Maryland, Dorchester County, Woolford — Writer, War Strategist, Enigma — A Strong Woman in a Turbulent Time —
Anna Ella Carroll, sometimes called an unofficial member of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet, is buried in the Old Trinity Church graveyard. Carroll, born on Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1815, remains an enigma, but there is no question that she . . . — — Map (db m252052) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026