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
