From this point
on
May 23, 1774
a group of Chestertown citizens
undisguised and in broad daylight
boarded the brigantine
Geddes
and threw its cargo of tea
into the
Chester River. — — Map (db m3060) HM
George Vickers was born in Chestertown in 1801. He opposed secession in 1861. Assisted Governor Hicks to raise an Eastern Shore Regiment and attained the rank of Major General of Militia. In the trial of President Johnson, Senator Vickers voted for . . . — — Map (db m3049) HM
Benefactor of Washington College
Member of the
Board of Visitors and Governors
1784-1789
Honorary Degree Recipient 1789
A gift from the Class of 2000
in commemoration of the
Bicentennial of
George Washington's death . . . — — Map (db m138233) HM
History
1845…The first Chestertown Fire Company was owned and maintained by the Mutual Fire Insurance Company. They paid $1,000 for a hand pumper in 1878 that was built in 1804 by Philip Mason, in Philadelphia. In . . . — — Map (db m199225) HM
In Memory of more than 400 prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County, Maryland who bravely displayed extraordinary acts of heroism as they faithfully served their country with courage & honor in an attempt to gain freedom & equality in . . . — — Map (db m5414) HM
John Leeds Barroll first walked these courthouse grounds as a prominent Kent County lawyer before becoming a newspaper publisher. He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and served as the county State’s Attorney, 1854–1856, then founded the Kent . . . — — Map (db m186649) HM
On this site stood the courthouse built in 1707 which was burned and repaired in 1720. A new building was erected in 1860 and remodeled in 1937. — — Map (db m3065) HM
The Chestertown waterfront seems quiet today, but it was a flashpoint in the American colonists' struggle for liberty.
Kent County, long loyal to England, found its ancestral ties weakening with each new generation born on American soil. . . . — — Map (db m138241) HM
In colonial times, Chestertown was designated the primary port of entry for the upper Eastern shore.
Bustling wharves lined the waterfront, where laborers loaded ships with local crops bound for Europe and the Caribbean. Vessels from . . . — — Map (db m138239) HM
Early September 3, 1814, at Mitchell House, British raiders roused Joseph T. Mitchell and his wife from their bed, shot their horses, and abducted Mitchell. They believed he ws commissary general for all of Maryland.
His was a lesser job as . . . — — Map (db m80628) HM
At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, George Vickers opposed secession and used his influence to keep Maryland in the Union. He became a major general of the 2nd Division, Maryland Militia, and helped form the 2nd Regiment Eastern Shore . . . — — Map (db m156850) HM
At 7:40 a.m. on the morning of December 9, 2015, the sound of the first firing up of a chain saw was heard around the parking lot of St. Paul's Parish, Kent. It was time to begin the felling of the 400-year-old United States Champion Swamp Chestnut . . . — — Map (db m224326) HM
In Honor of
James Alfred Pearce
Born 1840 -- Died 1920
Distinguished Citizen - Eminent Jurist
Christian Gentleman
Chief Judge of Second Judicial Circuit
Member Court of Appeals of Maryland 1897 - 1912
Erected August 1, . . . — — Map (db m62849) HM
Here stood
The Kent County Free School
authorized and established
by act of
Council and Assembly of Maryland
September 26, 1728
This became Washington College
October 15, 1782 — — Map (db m138234) HM
In 1945 former U. S. Army Sergeant Charlie Graves built a multi-enterprise operation on this site that featured a night club boasting top-notch décor, a restaurant, bar, billiards hall, and a package store. Ten years later in 1955, Charlie . . . — — Map (db m208435) HM
This Monument honors • the area Veterans • who have sacrificed • for their country.
World War I 1917–1918 • World War II 1941–1945 • Korean War 1950–1953 • Vietnam War 1964–1973. — — Map (db m3063) WM
Welcome to Kent County! The Civil War intruded into quiet Eastern Shore communities, and residents of this beautiful, water-laced region faced difficult choices.
In the years before the war, enslaved African Americans from the Eastern Shore . . . — — Map (db m190079) HM
George Washington gave to its founding, granted use of his name and served on the Board of Visitors and Governors. He attended public exercises here, 1784, and received degree of Doctor of Laws in 1789. — — Map (db m3053) HM
From the year 1642 until the end of the Civil War in 1865, slavery prevailed in Maryland. During that period, this harbor is where human beings captured from Africa were enslaved and transported to be bought and sold for the profit of free labor. . . . — — Map (db m208428) HM
In June 1917, Judge James A. Pearce commemorated the Civil War soldiers of Kent County by erecting a monument to honor the patriotism and valor of a once divided, but now reunited country. The rough-cut and polished granite monument behind you . . . — — Map (db m186803) HM
Home of
Thomas Smyth, Sr. 1730-1819
Member of the
Maryland Council of Safety 1775-1776,
Commissary of Troops Kent County 1777.
His shipyard built the Maryland Navy
Galley "Chester", launched 1777. — — Map (db m138238) HM
“Swish”
Philadelphia A.L., 1936
Chicago N.L., 1939–1948
Philadelphia N.L., 1948–1953
Born Chestertown, Kent County, Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1914. Graduate of Washington College 1936. Feared and respected . . . — — Map (db m3058) HM
Master Machinist and Blacksmith, he was the third generation of his family to devote his life to work with forge, torch and anvil on this site. The Wagner Blacksmith and Machinery Repair Shop began serving the residents of Kent County in the 1850s. . . . — — Map (db m3071) HM
Kent County Militia under Lt. Col. Philip A. Reed marched from Belle Air (Fairlee) to meet British Forces here on August 31, 1814. The British with 15 killed, were repulsed and their commander, Sir Peter Parker, mortally wounded. American losses . . . — — Map (db m247358) HM
The British commanded by Sir Peter Parker[,] Baronet and the Americans commanded by Col. Philip Reed met in engagement on this field Aug. 31st 1814[.] The British were defeated and Sir Peter Parker killed — — Map (db m156869) HM
On this site stood the tavern erected by William Downs in 1763. Burned in 1893. George Washington stopped here in 1774 en route to and from the first Continental Congress. He traveled this road on his eight visits to Kent County. — — Map (db m155488) HM
British Rear Admiral George Cockburn noted Georgetown and Fredericktown “were Places of some…Importance,” and the Sassafras the only upper river “I had not examined and cleared.” He led his full force toward the . . . — — Map (db m155762) HM
From opposite sides of the Sassafras River local militia fired at British raiders advancing toward Fredericktown and Georgetown May 5-6 , 1813. The militia fought only briefly before retreating, but the towns paid dearly. The British reduced . . . — — Map (db m155653) HM
Erected by act of Assembly of Maryland, May 1736, on a tract called Tolchester. A base of Continental supplies, 1775 to 1783. Port of Entry and ferry landing. George Washington stopped here enroute to points north and south.
Burned by British . . . — — Map (db m155498) HM
In Honor of
Mistress Kitty Knight
Revolutionary Belle and Beauty
A Friend of General George Washington
When the British burned Georgetown in 1813
Her Heroic Efforts Saved this
House which later became her home.
Placed by London . . . — — Map (db m154346) HM
Commander Penna Troops. Served at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Incensed at the cabal against Washington he wounded Gen. Conway in a duel. Lived nearby and served in General Assembly of Maryland from Kent County. Buried in . . . — — Map (db m129181) HM
Son of Thomas Perkins, who built brick house near here in 1720. The Colonel was one of the commissioners appointed by Maryland Council of Safety to raise supplies for Washington’s army. Much of the flour provided from the Eastern Shore was ground in . . . — — Map (db m129179) HM
On May 6, 1813, the British landed barges at Turner’s Creek—a village of about 60 people and an active port for grains and flour. Resident John Stavely was forced to lead the enemy vessels to Fredericktown and Georgetown. After destroying . . . — — Map (db m80621) HM
This aircraft, NC 18111, was an early production model, the 117th made, built for and operated by United Airlines from 1937 to 1954, American Flyers Airline 1954 to 1973 and Shawnee Airlines to 1980. The aircraft was donated to the Museum in . . . — — Map (db m189385) HM
Mike Macario purchased the An-2 from the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Museum, Dover, DE and donated it to the Massey Museum in the name of his mother, Katherine (Kate) Macario. Longtime friend of Massey Aerodrome, Kate Macario passed away on . . . — — Map (db m189384) HM
Life-size fiberglass model of
Chance-Vought F4U Corsair
WWII - Korean War Fighter
Marked as flown in 1949 by
Alberto H. Santa Maria
Commander U.S. Navy
1924 - 2010
Kent County, MD . . . — — Map (db m189382) HM
This aircraft is a Russian designed, probably Polish built, Antonov AN-25 (NATO code name - Colt)
Largest of single engine Bi-planes, they were produced from 1948 until 2008 with 16,164 built (most in Soviet countries and China) . . . — — Map (db m189383) HM
Born in New Market, now Chesterville, where he lived with his family until they escaped slavery ca. 1822-24, settling in New York City. Abolitionist and activist, Presbyterian minister, teacher, founder of schools, college president, missionary and . . . — — Map (db m168190) HM
The North-South line between the colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania, now Delaware, was surveyed between June and September 1764 by Charles Mason, an astronomer, and Jeremiah Dixon, a mathematician and surveyor.
Leading a party of . . . — — Map (db m19671) HM
(Top of memorial)
To Honor the Veterans of All Wars
May They Rest in Peace
(Front of memorial)
Veterans Memorial
Erected by
Kent County Memorial
VFW Post 663
American Legion
Jeff Davis Post 18
Kent . . . — — Map (db m130453) WM
Captain Peter Parker arrived at Swan Creek in the HMS Menelaus August 20, 1814. The British had terrorized towns in the Upper Bay all summer, but Parker came with a special mission---to divert attention from a strike against the U.S. Capital.
While . . . — — Map (db m80634) HM
For centuries, people have made their living on the water here at Rock Hall. Earliest accounts of the place relate that fisherman hauled in enormous amounts of rockfish; some believe the fish gave the town its name.
A Working Waterfront . . . — — Map (db m69896) HM
Keen eyes spot prey from 3,000 feet away. T he hunt begins for the raptor. Wings spread outward while the powerful feet extend downward. The sharp, heavy talons grasp hold of the unsuspecting animal. Soon a hooked beak will tear it apart. The hunt . . . — — Map (db m69897) HM
The aquatic ecosystem of Chesapeake Bay supports a remarkable diversity of sea creatures.
From bottom-dwellers to swimmers to reef-clutching shellfish, the Bay environment produces more than $175 million in commercial harvests each year. . . . — — Map (db m69889) HM
One of senior officers of Continental Navy in opening years of Revolutionary War. Noted for his daring raids on British shipping. In his Sloop of War Reprisal he took Benjamin Franklin to France in 1776. Was first American Naval Officer in . . . — — Map (db m3072) HM
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Reed and his Maryland militia allegedly tried to fool British Troops at anchor off the Chester River. He directed his small force of cavalry to ferry back and forth between mainland and Eastern Neck Island, hoping British . . . — — Map (db m80652) HM
The village was named for the steamboat Gratitude, which from 1888 to 1914 made regular stops here and in Centreville from the Light Street Piers in Baltimore. Before the advent of motor transport, steamboats opened remote towns to commerce, . . . — — Map (db m138231) HM
Much like people travel to their destinations on interstate highways, birds migrate along flyways. Many different roads lead onto major highways. The same is true for flyways: birds fly to the major routes from various starting points and fly to . . . — — Map (db m69915) HM
The geography of Rock Hall puts it smack dab in the middle of a well-traveled transportation route. From the beginning, it served as a key ferry terminus linking the Eastern and Annapolis shores. Our nation’s founding fathers, traveling . . . — — Map (db m69894) HM
Site of Rock Hall Mansion for which the town was named. Landing of Annapolis - Rock Hall Packet used by George Washington on eight known trips through Kent County. A convenient route used by many prominent persons of Colonial and Revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m3074) HM
Formerly known as Rock Hall Cross Roads. Main Street is part of first road cut in Kent County in 1675. George Washington passed here eight known times. Tench Tilghman used this route from Yorktown to Philadelphia in October 1781. — — Map (db m3075) HM
Fishing shanty & wintertime portable home for waterman. Towed to suitable sites. Refurbished thru Friends of Stanley Rock Hall Lions. — — Map (db m3073) HM
Major Joseph Wickes, who settled on Eastern Neck Island c. 1658, was Chief Justice of Kent County. Before 1674 the Court met at Wickliffe, his home here (no longer standing). By 1680 he had acquired 864 acres, the southern half of the island, which . . . — — Map (db m3076) HM
In the village of Still Pond, twelve years before the 19th Amendment established women’s suffrage, Mary Jane Clark Howard, Anne Baker Maxwell and Lillie Deringer Kelley cast their ballots in the municipal election of 1908. That year, an act for . . . — — Map (db m3052) HM
Opened on this site in 1877 by the Tolchester Steamboat Company, in an era when the steamboat was a primary mode of social and commercial transportation in the Tidewater region, and in response to the rising popularity of resorts and amusement . . . — — Map (db m19449) HM
The house before you - known as Knock's Folly - has witnessed more than 200 years of history. Henry Knock constructed the original clapboard log portion of the house around 1753. Donaldson Yeates bought the log house in 1770. After his death, his . . . — — Map (db m64354) HM
Agricultural Demonstration Area
this demonstration field shows how a farmer can grow crops on a steep slope while preventing soil erosion. The Grassed Diversion in the middle of the field funnels water into the Waterways that . . . — — Map (db m162790) HM
In 1608, English explorer Captain John Smith conducted two expeditions on the Chesapeake Bay. He was charged by the Virginia Company to seek precious metals and a water passage to the Pacific. His first voyage focused on the Bay's western shore. His . . . — — Map (db m64349) HM
This house illustrates the almost extinct dwellings of the early 1800's that housed slaves/servants of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Believed to have been built as slave quarters and later as part of the African American community in Chestertown. The . . . — — Map (db m64511) HM
In the 1800's a corn crib was the place to dry and store corn. After harvesting, corn on the cob was placed in the crib. Air circulated through the slats in the side to allow the corn to dry. The kernels were then removed from the cob and stored in . . . — — Map (db m64510) HM
More than 3,600 species of plants, fish and wildlife live in the Chesapeake Bay region. the Sassafras River and Turner's Creek - tributaries of the Bay - provide food and shelter for great blue herons, osprey, otters, beaver, largmouth bass and . . . — — Map (db m64356) HM
The American Indians of the Sassafras region - known as the Tockwogh - survived by harvesting the rich bounty of plants and animals of the Chesapeake. They netted rockfish and other finfish, gathered shellfish and crabs during low tides, hunted deer . . . — — Map (db m64351) HM
From the headwaters near the Route 301 Bridge to the river's mouth between Grove Point and Howell Point, the Sassafras River Water Trail winds past forested shorelines, bucolic farms, and high sandy cliffs for 18 miles before reaching its confluence . . . — — Map (db m64294) HM
The "Settlement at Turner's Creek" was developed by Donaldson Yeats before the Revolutionary War. It was a hub for trade. At its peak, there was a shipyard, a tannery, a granary and a dock for shipping and receiving products. The Sassafras River . . . — — Map (db m64295) HM
Step back to the days of the small family farm and see the tools and equipment that made life easier. Most people did not travel far from home - going to Baltimore was a major undertaking! Farm products were shipped to market by custom Chesapeake . . . — — Map (db m64509) HM
Worton Point 'Colored' Public School #2, District Number 3; a one-room schoolhouse built August 1890. This structure was documented by the University of Delaware Center for Historic and Architectural Design in June 2003. Prior to the 1930's . . . — — Map (db m62847) HM
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Reed, buried here in 1829, excelled among Maryland militia officers. Reed countered several of the British hit-and-run raids along the Eastern Shore. His men fended off the enemy’s attack at Worton Creek and claimed victory . . . — — Map (db m80622) HM
An act of the legislature in 1867 authorized Ada Township to borrow up to $3000 for the purpose of building or repairing bridges in the township. This bridge was built about that time, apparently by William Holmes. The design for the trusses was . . . — — Map (db m182789) HM
Dedicated To All The
Men And Women Of This
Community Who Helped
To Preserve The Freedom
Of This Great Nation
Plainfield Charter Township
2003 — — Map (db m176432) WM
William Hyser
William Hyser (1826-1909), pioneer surgeon and Civil War captain, came to Plainfield Township in 1850, when it was a lumber center. In 1852 he built this Greek Revival house as a home and an office for his medical and civic . . . — — Map (db m176433) HM
Byron Township Hall was built in 1876. Byron Center had been platted four years earlier from the Samuel S. Towner farm which was located in the geographic center of the township. The hall housed the township library until 1963 and continued to house . . . — — Map (db m176439) HM
In memory of
all those
who have given
their lives in
the service of
our country
1776 - 1918
for God and country
In memoirium
World War II
and the
Korean War
1954
In memorium
Vietnam
War 12-22-61 ---- 5-7-75 . . . — — Map (db m216909) WM
David Kinsey, the founder of Caledonia village, settled on this site on April 13, 1856. He replaced his temporary lodging, a board shanty, with a plank house shortly after he arrived. Occasionally, Indians would be found sleeping on the first floor . . . — — Map (db m216775) HM
Organized baseball's player contract "reserve clause" was upheld in a federal court case decided in Grand Rapids in 1914. The reserve clause bound a player to his team for as long as the team chose to keep him. He could not play anywhere else . . . — — Map (db m245753) HM
The Pine Island Drive Bridge is a rare Michigan example of a reinforced concrete rainbow arch bridge. A type of through arch design, this bridge, built between 1922 and 1924, replaced a steel truss bridge. The low river banks at the crossing of the . . . — — Map (db m176423) HM
In 1847, Alpine Township was set apart from Walker Township at a meeting held in a schoolhouse in present-day Comstock Park. Edward Wheeler was elected supervisor. Subsequent meetings were held in a log school one-half mile east of here on the . . . — — Map (db m176424) HM
In the 1880s the Grand Rapids Street
Railway Company began developing a
trolley park at the end of its line at
Reeds Lake. In 1886 a Grand Rapids
newspaper held a naming contest for
the park. A half-dozen judges selected
the winning name, . . . — — Map (db m240637) HM
In honor of the loyal service
of the 6th, 7th and 10th Regiments
Michigan Cavalry Volunteers
1862-1864
Battery K 13th Battery
Camp Kellogg and Camp Lee
were located within
the present boundary limits of
Bridge, Union, Lyon and . . . — — Map (db m242048) HM WM
Father Frederic Baraga established the Mission of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the west side of the Grand River in 1833 and began Catholic education in Grand Rapids. During his seventeen months there, some thirty Odawa children and about a . . . — — Map (db m240460) HM
On November 8, 1833, four years before Michigan became a state, three commissioners appointed by Territorial Governor George B. Porter designated this square as the seat of justice for Kent County. Five years later, with its population grown to . . . — — Map (db m242109) HM
The first Catholic Church in the Grand River Valley, St. Mary's Indian Mission at the Grand River Rapids, was dedicated just a few yards west of this spot by missionary Father Frederic Baraga on April 20, 1834. Baraga (1797-1858) had come here in . . . — — Map (db m243435) HM
This tablet marks the site of the first Baptist mission station for the Ottawa Indians on Grand River established in 1827 conducted by Rev. Leonard Slater under the auspices of the American Baptist Missionary Union — — Map (db m240644) HM
On this site for 114 years stood the historic German-English schoolhouse. Built in 1868 by the German-English School Association, the structure was used as a school and meeting house for the pioneer German families of Grand Rapids. In 1880 it was . . . — — Map (db m240641) HM
This plaque is issued by the Historical Society of Michigan in recognition of Grand Rapids Public Library founded in 1871 for more than 150 years of continuous operation in service to the people of Michigan and for contributing to the growth and . . . — — Map (db m241340) HM
The Burton Heights area was first settled in 1833 when Barney Burton and his wife, Harriet, purchased 320 acres on the east side of what is now Division Avenue between Burton Street and 28th Street. Other settlers followed, including the Garfield . . . — — Map (db m245754) HM
Claytor was an educator, civil rights activist and the first African American President of the Grand Rapids YWCA and the national YWCA.
Born Helen Jackson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she moved to Grand Rapids in 1943 and married Dr. Robert . . . — — Map (db m242361) HM
"La Grande Vitesse," the bright red stabile created for Grand Rapids by renowned artist and sculptor Alexander Calder, is a distinctive downtown landmark. Weighing 42 tons and standing four stories high, the steel abstraction was named "La Grande . . . — — Map (db m241509) HM
Between 1884 and 1903, when three of its spans were swept away by a Grand River flood, a wooden bridge connected Comstock Park with the City of Grand Rapids. A year later, on the same location, a wrought iron truss bridge was built at a cost of . . . — — Map (db m242565) HM
In the fall of 1872, ground was broken on the corner of Sheldon and Maple for a new three-story brick school building in the Second Empire style. In September of 1873, the Sisters of Mercy, a community founded in Ireland, left their convent in . . . — — Map (db m240463) HM
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