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ACADIANS IN
ADDITION
This was the
name of the farm near Woodlawn on which Dr. Richard Brookings was born in 1807.
It is now owned by Mrs. A. C. Sherrard, Sr. When he
was 38 he married Mary Carter, age 18, daughter of Robert Carter of Walnut
Hill. Their son, Robert Somers Brookings, was born
Editor’s note:
Richard Somers Brookings founded the Brookings Institute in Washington, D. C.
THE
A
brick and frame farmhouse on Augustine Herman Highway [Rt. 213] one and
one-half miles north of Cecilton. The original part was built in 1735
by the Lusby family. The house was the home of Commodore Jacob Jones
(1768-1850), who married Miss Ruth Lusby.
ANDORA
A
village on Maryland 280 about six miles north of Elkton. It is pleasantly situated overlooking
the
Editor’s
note: The ACD street map (2005) shows a
ANNA
CATHERINE NECK
The name
given to a tract of land of 400 acres at the mouth of Principio Creek taken up
and patented on
ANTEGO
A farm on Deaver Road about one mile southwest of Leeds lying close
to the B&O railroad. The name is said to be of Indian origin. The farm was
once owned by Judge James McCauley. The sandy soil is well adapted to the
production of truck crops.
As far back
as 1792 this place was known as Dysart’s and later as Fox Chase and a tavern
there bore the name Seven Stars. When a post office was established in July
1881 it was given the name
A
village in the northwestern corner of Cecil County near the
ARUNDEL CREEK
The name
formerly applied to the small stream which transverses the southern edge of the
town of
BACK NECK
CREEK
The area on
the east side of Elk River between Perch Creek on the north and Back Creek on
the south, in which are located such developments as Locust Point, Blair Shore,
and Elk Forest.
BALD FRIAR
A
small village on the Susquehanna River, a short distance below the Lancaster
[County] border. A
ferry was kept there at one time by a bald-headed man named Fry, from which
fact it was called Bald Fry’s Ferry. On
BALLINTEMPLE
FARM
The
modern name of Cherry Grove, birthplace of Governor Veazey
in Veasey Neck at the junction of the Bohemia and Elk
Rivers. The
Governor lies buried in the family burial plot in front of the long frame
house.
BARKSDALE
This
crossroads village in the 4th district was called Barksdale after a
way station on the B&O Railroad was named for Hamilton M. Barksdale, who
was in charge of construction of the railroad through the county in 1883-4. Mr.
Barksdale was later a vice president of the DuPont Company.
BARNES CORNER
This is the
development midway between
BASIN RUN
A
small stream which joins Octoraro Creek at Rowlandsville and forms the boundary between the 6th
and 7th election districts. It rises from the Indian Queen spring and was called Beason’s Run on a plat surveyed by Samuel Maffitt about 1722.
A
small village on the old Philadelphia & Baltimore Turnpike (now Md. Route
276), three miles east of Port Deposit. In 1853 it boasted a post office (Woodlawn), a large
granite hotel, coach shop, blacksmith and wheelwright shop, and several
dwellings. [See Cecil Democrat advertisement for sale of tavern and store,
prior to
Editor’s
note:
BAYARD HOUSE
This hostelry
was at the corner of
Editor’s
note: The Bayard House is now a restaurant.
BEAUFORT FARM
This
property, originally known as Ford’s Landing, is at the west end of Veasey’s Neck in the First District, affording a fine view
of
BEER’S CORNER
This was the
early name for the present
BEAVAN FARM
This farm is
on the road from Port Deposit (Rock Run) to Liberty Grove and is now owned by
Mr. Isaac Rehert. In the Beavan
burying ground on the farm lies Capt. James Christie, who was born in
BELLECONNELL
A
tract of 2000 acres at head of Elk patented in April 1683 to George Talbot. It extended from Big Elk Creek, which
was its western boundary, to the top of Gray’s Hill.
BENDY HOUSE
A
log House which stood near the head of Persimmon Run, east of Cowantown, in the 4th District. It was reputed to be the house of
Andrew Jackson’s father, who emigrated to
Editor’s note:
No evidence supports this claim.
This church
is in a clearing in woods west of Marysville on
The former
BIG
ELK CHAPEL
Big
Elk Chapel is at Flounder’s Corner about one mile east of Andora,
where Chapel road crosses Gallaher road. It was built in 1877 when a
congregation was formed in the neighborhood as a result of a revival conducted
by the Rev. John France, who was then pastor of Cherry Hill M. E. Church.
BLACK
ROCK PROPERTY
This
property was situated on
Editor’s
note: The “present library” is the old library location and the current
location of the Historical Society of Cecil County,
BLACKENSTIN’S
A tract of
land containing 209 acres surveyed for Mathias Vanbibber
of
BLOOMINGDALE
This farm of
465 acres of land is on the
BLAKE
Also known as
Fair View, this place was named for George A. Blake, Elkton attorney, when a
post office was opened
Editor’s
Note: The ADC Street Atlas of Cecil County (2005 edition) refers to the village
as Blake and the road approaching it from the south as
BLUEBALL
TAVERN
A long
two-and-a-half story stone inn established on the Nottingham Lots about 1710 by
Andrew Job, a Quaker. It was operated as an inn until 1866. The tavern is now
occupied by James H. Mendenhall, who conducts a country store there. Blue Ball
is 8 miles northwest of Elkton on Route 273.
This school
was established at St. Francis Xavier Church by Father Thomas Pulton in 1745-46 and was conducted by Jesuit priests. It
was intended to afford an elementary education to sons of Catholic colonists
who were sent abroad to complete their studies. As many as 20 boys boarded at the
academy at one time.
See
This landing
was near the junction of the two branches of
The
plantation of 1100 acres on
Editor’s note:
One of McLane’s daughters married Confederate General Joseph Johnston
BOHEMIA
BRIDGE COMPANY
This company
was incorporated by the legislature in January 1853, with eight commissioners.
A contract was awarded to David Palmer, of
Located
on Sandy Branch road at Great Bohemia Creek close to the Delaware line. It appears as T. C. Murphy’s grist
mill in the Atlas of 1877. The mill was later owned by Lakes and by Harry
Davidson when it burned. A post office was opened here on
This name was
applied to a settlement on the banks of Back Creek which developed into
BOTTLING
ESTABLISHMENT
A plant for
bottling mineral waters was in active operation in Elkton, “near the bridge,”
prior to the Civil War. The owner claimed it was doing a large business, but
his attorney, Hiram McCullough, advertised it for sale in the Cecil Democrat of
June 1860 (page 2, col. 6).
BRANTWOOD
A
farm of 680 acres on Augustine Herman Highway [213] two miles south of Elkton. The 18-room house was built before
1750 and was remodeled in 1829. Originally known as Wallace’s
Good Design. It was renamed by Frank E. Williams for the English home of
John Ruskin. The present owner is Wallace Williams Jr.
Editor’s
note: Brantwood Golf Course marks the area and
retains the name.
BOULDEN’S
CHAPEL
Bouden’s Chapel is on
BREWSTER’S
BRIDGE
Brewster’s bridge
spans the Big Elk Creek on
BREWSTER’S
MILL
This was a
four-story stone factory on the Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills in which John
Brewster manufactured cotton goods after the Civil War. The bare walls of the
old factory were razed in 1971 after standing for many years as a grim reminder
of another of the county’s lost industries.
BRICKLEYTOWN
The
name by which the village of Farmington was originally known.
A
Presbyterian church established in 1720 at the head of Broad Creek on Bohemia
Manor by settlers from New Munster. The church was east of the site of the
former Bethel Methodist church at
BROXON’S
POINT
The
junction of Scotchman’s Creek and Bohemia River. In May 1730 the General Assembly
passed an act for laying out and erecting a town at
this placed called Ceciltown. Scotchman’s Creek was
then called Omealy Creek.
BUCKWHEAT RUN
The beginning
of Little North East creek which flows eastward across Blue Ball road near
where Reynolds’s mill stood. A covered bridge with a 30 foot span was built
here in 1860.
BULL’S HEAD
HOTEL
A
hotel on North Street in Elkton opened by former sheriff Robert M. Walmsley on October 1, 1862. His bar served the finest liquors and
his stables accommodated 25 horses. It was patronized by soldiers during the
Civil War. The property at
Editor’s note:
Bull’s Head was recently (within the last 4 or 5 years) torn down by the town
for a parking area.
BUTTERMAN’S
HILL
A
hill on the west side of Little Elk Creek a short distance north of the site of
Harlan’s binder-board mill.
It is said to contain a deposit of stealite
(soapstone) which was used by Indians in making pottery. The elevation is about
160 feet.
Editors Note:
The name is not in the Geological Map database (Search conducted
In 1682 the
legislature passed an act providing for two towns or ports in each county in
CANDLE
MANUFACTORY
A candle
manufactory in conjunction with a bakery was operated in Elkton E. Estes in a
log and frame structure which stood at the corner of North and Whig streets.
The period cannot be determined. His daughter, Emma Estes, married William T.
Giles, who later conducted a restaurant in the old building, which became a
historic landmark.
CARA COVE
Formerly
known as Garrett Cove and Carrot Cove, a farm on the east side of North East
River about five miles south of the town of North East. As early as 1785 this
small bay was called Roach’s Cove.
CARTER’S
SCHOOL
A
unique octagonal stone schoolhouse at Carter’s Bank known as 8-Corner School. In was built by Robert Carter in
1820. In the county school system Carter’s was No. 9 in the 4th
District. Due to a shift in the population Carter’s was superseded in 1886 by a
new frame two-room building at Andora.
CATHER’S
CORNER
Junction of
Rising Sun road (Rt. 276) with old Baltimore & Philadelphia Turnpike, about
one mile northeast of Hopewell Church. The Cathers
were an old family in
CASH CORNER
Junction
about one mile east of Cecilton (Rt. 282) from
Warwick and Ward’s Hill road from Head of Sassafras. The elevation is 83 feet.
CAYOT’S
CORNER
The
intersection of Augustine Highway (Rt. 213) and the Town Point Road (Rt. 310)
about two miles south of Chesapeake City. It was named for Jacques Cayot
(1806-1889), a Frenchman, who owned a farm there. This crossroads was also
known as
Editor’s
note: The name change from
CECIL
This weekly
newspaper was started on
Editor’s
note: Hardcopies and microfilm copies are available at the historical society.
CECIL COUNTY
RAILROAD COMPANY
This company
was chartered by the Maryland Assembly on
This society
was formed early in 1969 by Mrs. Samuel DuPont, and an animal shelter was built
on Rt. 213 south of Cayot’s Corner. On
CECIL
CROSSROADS
This was the
original name for the present Cecilton. The first
house was built by James Morgan, who was born and lived at what is now known as
Wickwire.
CECIL GAZETTE
This weekly
newspaper was started in Elkton in September 1834 and was published and edited
by Henry Bosee. It was 24 x 32 inches in size. The
paper was neither popular nor prosperous and was sold in February 1840 to Thomas
M. Coleman, who changed its name to the Cecil Democrat and Farmers’ Journal.
Editor’s
note: The Cecil Democrat and Farmers’ Journal shortened its name to Cecil
Democrat and ceased publication in 1981. Copies of these newspapers are
available on microfilm at the historical society.
CECIL
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
This company
was organized in 1794 and erected a large factory on Little Elk Creek at New
Leeds for the manufacture of woolen and cotton goods. Col. Henry Hollingsworth
was a large stockholder. The stone factory was sold in 1826 to Robert Carter,
who converted it into a paper mill. The mill was destroyed by fire on
CECIL
NATIONAL BANK
The Cecil
National Bank of Port Deposit was founded
CECIL PAPER
MILL
Cecil Paper
Mill on Little Elk Creek about six miles north of Elkton was built in 1816 by
Robert Carter, who came from
In 1816 the
General Assembly authorized a lottery to build a schoolhouse in Cecilton. Six managers were to raise $20,000 to be used for
erection and support of the
THE
CECIL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO.
Was
incorporated January 26, 1891 with a capital of $2,000. Charles G. Wells was president and
Charles H. Smith was treasurer. The lines of the company covered 40 miles in
the county and were to be extended rapidly. It was soon taken over by the
Diamond State Telephone Company.
CEDAR HILL
SEMINARY
This private
school for young ladies was near Port Deposit and was under the management of
Miss M. R. Heckart. In 1884 it had a large enrollment
of boarding students.
CECILTON, THE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT
See Cecil
Democrat,
This paper was
started in Port Deposit in March 1833 by L. A. Wilmer, who had worked as a
printer on the Elkton Press. It was 15 ½ x 21 ½ and was $1 per annum. It was
published as late as November 1834, but how much longer is not known. After its
demise Mr. Wilmer became connected with the Saturday Evening Post. (Johnson
465)
CHERRY GROVE
The
ancestral home of Governor Thomas Ward Veasey (1836 –
39) in Veasey Neck. The first owner of the place was John
Veasey who emigrated from
CHERRY HILL,
ELKTON, &
This
imaginary public utility was incorporated by the Maryland General Assembly in
March 1896. The Senate passed a bill transferring to the new company the sum of
$58,000 which had been appropriated in 1894 to the Elkton & Southern
Railroad, but the House refused to concur and the money was left standing to
the credit of the E&S RR.
CHERRY TREE
CORNER
Intersections
of
Editors
Note: Cherry Tree Corner is not in the ADC Street Atlas of Cecil County and is
not in the U. S. Geological Map database (Database search:
CHESAPEAKE
CITY NATIONAL BANK
This bank
opened for business
This was the
name of a newspaper founded in
Formerly
known as the Divided City of Cecil County. (includes some history) Cecil
Democrat,
CHILDS
Originally
known as Spring Hill, Childs became a station on the B & O Railroad and was
named for George W. Childs, one time editor of the Philadelphia Ledger, who
owned and operated the Marley paper Mill close by.
CHURCH OF THE
BRETHREN
CHURCH
CREEK
In 1698 the
vestry of St. Stephen’s Church agreed to build a chapel of ease on the west
side of Elk River, and for this purpose purchased from Peter Lawson one acre of
land in St. John’s Manor in Elk Neck. It was described as lying upon Church
Creek, which was so called because the chapel was near it.
THE
The Roman
Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd is at the intersection of Route 40 and
CHURCH POINT
Point at the
head of North East where St. Mary Anne’s Church is located.
CHURCHTOWN
Early
name for the present village of St. Augustine, three miles south of Chesapeake
City. It was the
location of the original Manor Chapel and a later brick church, around which
the Hessian troops encamped in August, 1777. The present frame church was
restored in 1964 at a cost of $60,000.
CLAYFALL
A
historic tract of land owned by Francis Clay which included a large part, if
not all, of Carpenter’s Point Neck.
The first settlers were English traders with the Susquehannock
Indians. Clay Fall was bought by Captain Jeremiah Baker in 1784.
CLUNN’S MILL
This mill was
in Sassafras Neck on Hall Creek, on the road from Fredericktown to Pedler’s Lane, and about one mile from the former place. It
was equipped with two pairs of burrs – one for wheat and one for corn. The
property was sold on
COKESBURY
Present name
of site on
COLLEGE GREEN
College Green
(or Greenhurst) on the
Editor’s
Note: The U. S. Geological Map database identifies College Green as the
unofficial name of
COLORA
Colora was added to the nomenclature of
This name was
given to the area along
Editor’s
note: The name appears on the 1858 Martinet map, and the 1877
The first
Editor’s
note: There is an 1889 photograph of the
CONTENTION
RUN
A
small stream originating in the woods above Cedar Hill and flowing eastward
into the Little Elk Creek near a sharp curve in the road between Carter’s Bank
and Providence Mill.
Editor’s
Note: Not identified on the ADC Street Atlas of Cecil County (2005), nor listed
on the U. S. Geological Map database (database search
An area at
the southern end of the bridge over the B&O railroad tracks at Leslie where
the Church of the Nazarene held annual camp meetings. It was named for John Copson, who acquired a tract of land at Gilpin’s
Falls from Joseph Gilpin in 1735.
Editor’s
Note: The National Local Preachers’ Camp Meeting Association also held camp
meetings at this site up to around 1919.
COPSON’S
PASTURE
A
farm of 180 acres on the old road (Maryland 7) between North East and
Charlestown about a half mile from the North East River. It was advertised to be sold on
June21, 1860, by J. T. McCullough and George Earle, trustees. The occupant was
Benj. B. Sweet. (See Democrat June 2, 1860).
CORNER KETCH
This is the
original name of the crossroads intersection of the Colora
and Harrisville roads just north of
COUNTY FAIR
The first
fair of the Cecil County Agricultural Society was held in Elkton on 3-6
October1880, and continued annually until 1897. Large premiums were offered for
livestock, and there were bicycle, horse, mule and ox races, balloon
ascensions, and a tournament on the third day.
The
COURT HOUSE
POINT
A
projection on the south bank of Elk River directly opposite Oldfield Point. It was the site of the second county
seat, 1719 to 1782 and the terminus of the Elk ferry.
COURTHOUSE
(PRIOR TO 1886)
References:
“The Old Courthouse. Interesting Reminiscence by a Prominent
Citizen. One column article in the Democrat, October 23, 1886, page 3,
column 5; article on the history of the Cecil County Courthouse, the Democrat,
July 24, 1886, page 3, column 3 carries a 1 1/3 column article.
CRAWFORD’S
FACTORY
A stone mill
30 x 60, two and one half stories high, on Big Elk Creek near Leslie, in which
woolen goods were manufactured. At one time it was known as Whitehead’s Mill.
Includes an ad from
Editor’s
note: Bulletin #48 has an article on Crawford’s factory.
CRESWELL’S
FERRY
As early as
1729 Thomas Cresap had a ferry at Port Deposit called
Smith’s Ferry, probably because it was at the highest point reached by Captain
John Smith on the
CROMWELL
Location
of a post office on the road from Warburton’s Mill to Union Church in the 3rd
District. It was
established in January 1852, with James Warburton as postmaster, and
discontinued
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005, nor is it in the U. S. Geological database (database search
CROOKTOWN
Site
of the Etherington homestead near Cecilton.
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005.
CROSSED KEYS HOTEL
A tavern
established in 1800 just south of Harrisville by Captain Leonard Krauss. He
served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War and acquired his title by forming
a military company in 1810. He was the father of 17 children. He died
Editor’s
note: The ADC Street Map of Cecil County, 2005 edition, shows a Krauss cemetery
in the area south of Harrisville (F-7).
CROUCH CHAPEL
The chapel is
located on Route 13 about two miles south of Elkton. It was built in 1876 as a
missionary project of the
DIVIDED CITY
An
appellation formerly applied to
Name
originally given to South Street in Elkton.
A settlement
on the Big Elk Creek near Strahorn’s Mill, so called
because all the residents were Irish people who worked in a woolen factory
located there.
DUCK NECK
A tract of
land containing 100 acres which was laid out for William Smith on April 20,
1702, described as beginning “att a marked white oak standing
by the side of Elk River near a place called French Town.” (Rent Roll of
DUFFY’S FORT
This fort was
erected on Duffy’s Creek in Fredericktown for defense against the British
during the War of 1812. It was in commanded of Colonel Thomas W. Veasey when the town was burned by the invaders on
DUTCHTOWN
When the
Wilmington & Susquehanna Railroad was being built in 1833 a number of
Germans who were employed near North East encamped north of the town on the
road to Mechanics’ Valley. The location was called Dutchtown
and the railroad crossing was known as Dutchtown
Crossing.
Just off
EBENEZER
A. M. E. CHURCH
A former
schoolhouse serves as a recreation building.
EGG HILL
Egg Hill is
an eminence of 442 feet southwest of
EGAN’S CORNER
Intersection
of Principio and Ebenezer Church roads south of College Green. James Egan owned a farm there.
Angeline Egan, daughter of James and Mary Evans Egan, died
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005, nor is it in the U. S. Geological database (database search
A
Presbyterian classical institution taught by Rev. Alexander McDowell, past of
ELK FORGE
Site
of forges on Big Elk Creek where town of Elk Mills is located. Manufacture of bar iron was commenced
here in 1761 by Jesse Hollingsworth, Thomas May, and others and continued about
70 years.
Editor’s
note: The historical society has a number of materials on this topic.
ELK IRON
WORKS
This rolling
mill for working sheet iron was at Cowantown on Big
Elk Creek five miles north of Elkton. The stone and frame mill building was 90
x 55 feet and three stories high. The water wheel was under a fall of 16 feet.
The property was sold for benefit of creditors of Parke, Smith & Company in
November 1867.
This park is
nine miles south of North East almost at the tip of the narrow peninsula
between the Elk and North East rivers. It was established in 1936 when Dr.
William L. Abbott, traveler and naturalist, willed his estate of 386 acres to
the state for recreational purposes. Four hundred and nineteen acres of
adjoining farmland were added to it later.
Original name
of the Church on Little Elk Creek which was incorporated in 1801 as rock
Presbyterian Church in North Milford Hundred of Cecil County. It was founded in
1720 and the first pastor, the Rev. Joseph Houston, was installed
ELK RIVER
FERRY
After removal
of court to Court House point in March 1719 the ferry across
This school
was founded in 1887 by Colonel Henry Hollingsworth, who gave the ground on
which the academy was built. The first building was burned
Editor’s
note: Singerly Fire Company moved from the site, and
the site is now occupied by a commercial building (currently Judy’s Java)
ELKTON APPEAL
A
Republican newspaper which was first issued on April 9, 1884. John Morton Post was the editor and
publisher. It was discontinued on
Editor’s
note: Microfilm copies are available at the historical society.
ELKTON
BANKING AND TRUST CO.
This bank
opened its doors for business on
ELKTON
COURIER
A strongly
Whig newspaper founded by Charles F. Cloud in August 1836, and published weekly
for $2 a year. The office was in the “Hollow” on Gay (
ELKTON
GASLIGHT COMPANY
Was
incorporated by the General Assembly of Maryland, and the works were
constructed by Mr. Maltby, of
ELKTON PRESS
This was the
first newspaper published in
ELKTON ROTARY
CLUB
The formation
of a Rotary Club in Elkton was initiated in January 1924, and culminated on
April 7th when the club received its charter in Elkton Armory. Irvin
T. Kepler was the first president. Regular meetings
of the club were held on Tuesday evenings. Its objectives are friendship and
fellowship.
ELKTON WATER
COMPANY
This company
was incorporated
ELLERSLIE
Ellerslie is an estate on the south side of
ELLERSLIE (2)
The Coudon family homestead on a knoll on the east side of
ELLIS TAVERN
The Ellis
Tavern, referred to in Major Andre’s Journal of
On
A
brick farmhouse on the west side of of Glebe Road
about one mile from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The farm was previously owned by J.
Wallace Scott and is now owned by Mrs. Milton Davis, a widow.
EUREKA
FERTILIZER COMPANY
This company
was founded in 1883 with Charles C. Caldwell as president, and works were
established at Frenchtown on the
This private
school for young ladies and children was two miles north of Port Deposit on the
road to Liberty Grove. It was conducted by Mrs. Robert Evans, who owned a
223-acre farm. The school was started in September 1870 and in 1872 had 21
pupils.
EWINGVILLE
The
area at the junction of Route 473 (road from Fairview) with Route 273, between
Blue Ball and Fair Hill.
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005. The U. S. Geological Map database identifies Ewingville
as a historical place name (39º 41’ 50” N. 75º 54’ 27” – database search
EXCHANGE HOTEL
A
saloon on East Main Street in Elkton between the Old Court House and the Rudulph house.
The proprietor in 1877 was S. Simon.
FALLS HOTEL
(1)
Advertisement
for a Falls Hotel in Port Deposit from December 10, 1899 newspaper (paper
unidentified); proprietor, John Falls.
FALLS HOTEL
(2)
An old hotel
located in the Hollow in Elkton, which was owned and managed by
FARMERS AND
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Ad for the
Port Deposit Hotel from
FARMERS’
HOTEL (1)
A
weather-beaten hostelry which stood at southeast corner of North and High
streets in the town of Elkton.
When it was torn down in December 1916 it was estimated to be at least 150
years old (Cecil Whig December 20, 1966).
FARMERS’
HOTEL
This hotel at
Brick Meeting House [Calvert] was built about 1810 by John Pierson. It stood
where the present Graybeal’s nursing home is located.
Editor’s
note: Graybeal’s nursing home is now known as Calvert
Nursing Home.
FELTON HOTEL
A
brick building at the corner of Bow Street near the first railroad station in
Elkton, which was named for Samuel M. Felton, president of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad when the railroad was built in the fall of
1862.
This public
school stood on the west side of
THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH EAST
This bank was
opened for business on
THE
Is
located at 119 Clinton Street in Elkton, Maryland. It serves a black constituency.
FISLER’S FACTORY
A cotton
factory on the Big Elk operated by Jacob Fisler and
sold by him to Daniel Lord in March 1855 for $7,000.
FIVE POINTS
The
intersection of five roads south of Oakwood in the 8th District.
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005. The U. S. Geological Map database identifies Five Points as a
historic place name (39º 41’ 55” N and 76º 10’ 27” – Database search
FLAXSEED
In the 18th
century about 300,000 bushels of flaxseed were exported annually from
FLOUNDERS’
CORNER
This is the
location of Big Elk Chapel, about one mile east of Andora,
where the road from that place intersects the
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005.
FLUSEY’S
CORNER
Point
at which the road running south joins Barnes Corner Road about ¾ of a mile west
of Farmington. It
is about an equal distance east of Barnes Corner (6th District)
Editor’s
note: The road running south is apparently
A fort built
during the War of 1812 a mile below Elk Landing on a bluff on the northwest
side of
A fort
erected at Fredericktown as one or the defenses of
FOUNTAIN INN
A
popular hostelry of the Colonial period on East Main Street in Elkton. The large main part was built of
stone in 1740 with later additions of brick and frame. It retained an
atmosphere of stage coach days until it was razed in 1938 to make way for a new
courthouse. A fire in 1836 burned part of the inn and some contents.
Editor’s
note: the file included an ad for the Fountain Inn from
FOX CHASE
A
tavern at Appleton known at various times as Longwell’s,
Dysart’s and Seven Stars.
Editor’s
Note: The building was recently torn down and a High’s Store now occupies the
site.
FOYS
HILL
An
elevation of 386 feet about two miles northwest of Charlestown. It is noted in history as a hiding
place for the inhabitants when they fled to the wilderness to escape from the
British army in 1813. It has been used as a signal station by the U. S. Coast
Guard Survey and by the B&O Railroad.
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005. The hill is identified on the U. S. Geological Survey map of
Advertisement
in file for
FREDERICKTOWN
This town on
the
FRAZER FARM
Advertisement
for the sale of this farm in the file for
FREE SCHOOL
POINT
The point on
the south bank of the
FREE
A free
Methodist Society was organized in Elkton in 1877. They acquired the old
Methodist church building on East High Street which had been abandoned in 1860
and used as a public school. The new church was dedicated
FREE SCHOOL
SYSTEM
In 1850 an
effort was made by a few leading citizens to establish a free school system in
the county, and a bill was prepared and sent to the legislature. It was passed
with the proviso that the plan would be submitted to a vote of the people for
sanction. At a referendum on
FREEMAN’S
MILL
This grist
Mill was located on Back Creek, one mile south of Lake’s Corner in the 2nd
District, i.e. on the road from
FRENCHTOWN
About two
miles southwest of Elkton on Elk River, Frenchtown was called “la Ville francaise” because a settlement was made there by a group
of Acadians who were banished from their homes in Nova Scotia in 1755, as told
in Longfellow’s Evangeline.” The English version became Frenchtown.
Editor’s
note: Frenchtown served as an important terminal for trade across the neck of
the
FRIENDS’ NORMAL
INSTITUTE
The Friends’
Normal Institute at Rising Sun was opened in the
FRIENDSHIP
The land on
which the town of
FRISBY’S
DELIGHT
Original
name of present Rich Neck farm owned by Miss Margaret England about four miles
southwest of Earleville.
The first house was built there about 1790. It stands on a high bluff
overlooking the broad estuary of
FROG FARM
A farm of 211
acres about 2 miles south of Elkton which was divided into two nearly equal
parts by the bed of the New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad. It was owned by
David M. Taylor in 1877.
GEOFFARISON
A tract of
land containing 5743 acres which was patented to John Copson,
of Philadelphia, on May 24, 1724. In July of that year the patent was
transferred to Stephen Onion and Company. As originally surveyed, the tract
extended from Cara Cove on the
GILLESPIE
HOUSE
This hotel
was located in
GILLESPIE
MILL
See ad, Cecil
Democrat,
GILPIN MANOR
This
two-story brick house is on the west bank of Big Elk Creek where
GILPIN’S FALLS
A
rocky gorge in the North East Creek near Bayview
where the water falls 125 feet within a short distance. In pre-automobile days this scenic
spot was a favorite picnic ground as well as the site of a grist mill and
hydroelectric plant. The name comes from Samuel Gilpin who settled there in
1733. (Visited November 11, 1956).
The covered
bridge over North East Creek at
GINN’S CORNER
Junction
of Ward’s Hill Road, east of Cecilton, with the road
from Warwick to Sassafras in Kent County. The elevation at this point is 65 feet. John Ginn owned a farm there.
Editor’s
Note: The name appears on the ADC Street Atlas for
GOLDEN KEY
Name
given to a tract of land about 3.5 miles from Port Deposit on the turnpike to
Brick Meeting House, owned by Samuel Galbraith in 1852.
GRANNIE’S RUN
[GRAMIES RUN]
A small
stream which originates east of Fair Hill and flows in a southeasterly
direction across Gallagher and Jackson School roads and empties into Big Elk
Creek not far from Barksdale.
Editor’s
note: The ADC Street Atlas for Cecil County, 2005 edition shows a Gramies Run but not a Grannie’s
Run in that area Maps 6 and 7); This is also the case for the U. S. Geological
Survey map of
GRAVELLY HILL
The
primitive name for Shelemiah which finally became Bay
View when so designated by the U. S. Post Office Department, September 1, 1856. The first
Editor’s
note: Judging from some letters to the editor in local newspapers during the
1850s, Gravelly Hill may have been a small village close to but separate from
Bay View, to the east and closer to
GRAY’S HILL
Gray’s Hill
is about one mile due east of Elkton and its summit is 286 feet above sea
level. It is one of three hills know as “the three sisters,” which are the
highest points on the
Name applied
to Octoraro Methodist Church which stood on Horseshoe
Farm on Red Pump Road about 1.5 miles north of Rising Sun and almost on the
Mason-Dixon Line.
GRAYMOUNT
This house
situated on the summit of Gray’s Hill was built in 1769. From this vantage
point on
GREENFIELDS
This is a
brick residence on the east side of
GREEN MEADOWS
A
tract of land occupied by Adam Short somewhere on the border of the Welsh
Tract. He was
dispossessed in 1721 by a party of Welsh settlers and removed to another
plantation on Christiana Creek.
GREENHAVEN
FARM
An
estate of 160 acres at Oldfield Point on the Elk River eight miles south of
Elkton. This farm
was the landing place of the British in
Is
located at Cedar Hill east of Pleasant Hill on road to Carter’s Bank. The corner stone was laid on
GRINDSTONE
Junction
of Grove Neck and Pond Neck roads southwest of Earleville. A blacksmith shop with a grindstone
was once located their. In November 1863 a Thomas
Taylor assaulted the Rev. Mr. Shields, rector of St. Stephen’s Church. The
elevation is 80 feet.
Editor’s
note: The name is not identified in that area on the ADC Street Map of Cecil
County, 2005, nor is it in the U. S. Geological Map database (searched
GROVE POINT
A peninsula
at the confluence of Elk and Sassafras rivers forming an estate of 1350 acres
of land owned by Samuel Catts in 1857. Three
fisheries were on the property. It was surrounded on three sides by water and
the fourth side was fenced. Great quantities of driftwood from the
GUN FACTORY
This mill was
on a small stream emptying into the North East Creek, in the vicinity of
GUNTER’S
HARBOR
This name was
given to the North East River by Captain John Smith when he explored the head
of the
GURLEYTOWN
Old
name for the present village of Frenchtown on the Susquehanna River.
Editor’s
note: Gurleytown is on the Martinet map of 1858, but
not on the 1877 Atlas. The Atlas shows a Frenchtown Hotel, suggesting the name
change occurred between those two dates.
HACK’S POINT
A
resort on the south bank of Bohemia River which perpetuates the name of the
Hack Family. The
first patent to land here was granted to Stephen Hack in 1658; the property passed
to Dr. George Hack, who was naturalized in the same year as Augustine Herman
(1660).
HALTON
An early map
of
HANCE’S POINT
A point on
the
HAPPY HARBOR
Name
first given to Fredericktown which was laid out on December 11, 1736 by William
Rumsey, deputy surveyor of Cecil County. It was also called Pennington’s Point. Fredericktown was
burned by the British on
HARMONY
CHAPEL
This church
was built a Rowlandsville in 1870 by a Methodist
Protestant congregation organized by the Rev. A. S. Eversole.
The circuit was composed of Rowlandsville,
Editor’s
Note: Page 14 of the 1877 Cecil County Atlas has a Rowlandsville
insert map showing a “M. P. CH” on the south side of the Octoraro.
HARMONY HALL
The
mansion of the Hyland family in Elk Neck almost opposite the mouth of the
Bohemia River. It
was located on the
HARLAN’S MILL
This 3-story
stone mill was on Little Elk Creek at New Leeds. It was built in 1811 by John
Wilson, who made cotton goods. About 1837, Jehu Harlan bought the property and
operated it until his death in 1847. In 1872, his sons, George and John, began
the manufacture of book binder boards. This mill was burned
Editor’s
note: At least two pictures of this mill are in the HSCC photograph collection.
HARDING HOUSE
The house at
HARRISVILLE
Harrisville
is on route 273 one mile west of Rising Sun and two
miles below the
HART’S CHAPEL
For a
historical sketch by Rev. T. S. Barrat, see the Cecil
Democrat,
HART’S
MEETING HOUSE
This was the
first church which the Methodists built in
HAT FACTORY
The
manufacture of hats was carried on in Elkton by John Gottier,
but the extent or nature of the business is not known. His father, whose name
was Francis Gottier, settled at Head of Elk before
the Revolutionary War. He was a cabinet maker. Francis Gottier
and his wife, Margaret Furgason, are buried in the
HAWKINSVILLE
Name
previously given to the present Negro settlement of Cokesbury
on U.S. 222 between Perryville and Port Deposit.
Editor’s
note: The Hawkinsville name appears on the Martinet Map of 1858 and the Cecil
County Atlas of 1877.
HEAD OF ELK
The name Head
of Elk goes back to 1652. It was the early name for Elk-town and Elkton, so
called for the
HEAD OF ELK
CHAPTER
of the D.A.R. was organized in Elkton on
HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
The Cecil
County Health Department was organized in 1929. The county commissioners
constitute the Board of Health of the county. The full-time health officers
have been Dr. C. A. Kane 1929-41; Dr. Collison
1941-50; and Dr. John A. Byers 1950- .
HECKART-TOWN
Settlement
on the Susquehanna River about 1 ½ miles below Port Deposit.
Editor’s
note: Although Heckart Town is not identified on the
1858 Martinet map, properties in the name of J. J. Heckart are on the map in the general area described above.
HEXTON
An
estate near Fredericktown on the Sassafras River. It contains 1,000 acres including
Hall Creek which was known as
HIGH SCHOOL
IN ELKTON
The Male and
Female High School of Cecil County was opened in Elkton on
HOLLY HALL
A 2 ½ story
brick mansion on U.S. 213 just below Elkton which was built prior to 1820 by
General James Sewall, who commanded a battalion at Fort Defiance during the War
of 1812. He was clerk of the circuit court from 1816 to 1841. The house took
its name from a large grove of holly trees that formerly surrounded it.
Editor’s
note: Holly Hall is within the town limits, just north of the 213 entrance to
Big Elk Mall.
HOTEL CECIL
This hotel
was on
Editor’s
note: After many years in business, Cramer’s closed a few years ago, and the
building now houses an antique shop.
THE HOWARD
HOUSE
The file had
an ad for the Howard House. The date was punched out and a hand written note
shows “
HOUSEHOLD OF
FAITH
A unique
religious order incorporated by five trustees on
HUCKELBERRY
MEADOWS
A
tract of land on Pig Iron Road in the 8th District. It adjoined a tract known as
Editor’s
note: Huckleberry Meadow was patented to Joshua Lowe in 1793 (Patent List: The
8th District of Cecil County Maryland). The area is just south of
A tract of
land of 154 acres in North Susquehanna Hundred which the widow (Elinor) of Robert Marquis transferred to Captain James G.
Heron on April 28, 1788. She had paid 63 pounds for the land and Captain Heron
sold it to Henry Hollingsworth on
Former
name of Blythedale. Blythedale
was also known as Whitaker’s Mill because of a grain mill located there in the
1870 period. It was owned and operated by Edward Whitaker and later by E.
Wilmer Jackson. William Taylor opened a general store there in 1855 and the
village was then known as
Name
of a community on the road from Mechanics Valley to North East. The falls from which the name is
derived are on Little Elk Creek in a woodland about 400 feet from the road.
Depressions in the rocks are said to have been caused by the Indians who
pounded their maize on them.
Editor’s
note: Editor’s Note: The name appears on the ADC Street Atlas for
INDIAN QUEEN
HOTEL
A
two-story frame dwelling with eight rooms which was constructed before the
Revolutionary War on the north side of Market Street in Charlestown. It was part of the estate of Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Black and was sold at auction on
This fine
museum is in a former one-room schoolhouse on the Old Baltimore Pike at Iron
Hill. It was opened in February 1968 and is operated by the Delaware Academy of
Science. The purpose is to preserve and display collections of natural history.
The exhibits are arranged in handsome glass cases.
JACKSON HALL
Jackson Hall
was a two-story stone building built in 1870 on the north side of the road one
mile northeast of Cowentown. The first floor was used
as a public school (No. 3 in the 4th district) and the second floor
was used as a Sunday school room and a meeting place for the Jackson Hall
Debating Society.
Site
of the county’s first courthouse which was erected on the north bank of the
Sassafras River, a short distance east of Ordinary Point. This courthouse was built by Casparus Herman in 1692 and was the seat until March 1719.
Editor’s
Note: Courthouse records from the
The Methodist
church in Rising Sun was incorporated in 1878 as Janes Methodist Episcopal Church in Rising Sun. This name
was selected in honor of Bishop Edward S. Janes, of
CAPT.
JEREMIAH BAKER CHAPTER
Of the D. A.
R. was organized in Perryville on
Note: The
Captain Jeremiah Baker Chapter is no longer listed as an active chapter by the
DAR organization (website listing for
JOHNTOWN
A
small village one mile west of St. Stephen’s Church on the road to Crystal
Beach. It was
called John’s Town for John Garrettson, one of the
first settlers. A Methodist society was organized here in 1774 by William Waters,
and it was the location of
Editor’s
note: The town appears on the 1858 Martinet Map and the 1877 Cecil County
Atlas.
JONES’ CHAPEL
In 1887
William T. Jones donated a lot near Johnson schoolhouse on the Old Elk Neck
road in which a Sunday school had been held since 1833. On this lot a chapel 21
x 32 feet was erected and dedicated on
JOHNSVILLE
Near
Earleville
The
KENSLEY
Was land
grant which extended for several miles on each side of the road from
KILBY CORNER
The
intersection of U. S. Route 1 by U. S. #222 about one-half mile northeast of Conowingo in the 8th Election District. The elevation is 294 feet.
KIRK MILLS
A post office
was established at Kirk’s Mills in 1814 with Jacob Kirk as postmaster. He was
succeeded in 1841 by his son, Lewis J. Kirk, who served until the office was
closed about 1862. Kirk’s Mills were located on the Great North East Creek just
above where that stream is crossed by the road from Brick Meeting House to
Rising Sun (
KNIGHT’S
CORNER
A point on
the Augustine Herrman Highway about two miles north
of Chesapeake City bridge where a right angle turn was eliminated by relocation
of the roadway. The elevation is 78 feet above sea level. William Knight, Sr.
was a large landowner in the area.
Editor’s
note: The name Knight’s Corner is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for Cecil
County, 2005 edition, but Knight’s Corner Road is on the map in the area
described (Map 18).
KNIGHT’S
An island in
the
Editor’s
Note: Present day maps use the label Knight’s
LABADIE MILL
This mill was
located at the confluence of Labadie Creek and
LABADISTS
Seed Cecil
Democrat,
LABOR
TROUBLE, B&O RAILROAD, ITALIANS
The
Democrat, September 11, 1886, page 3, column 5 (Dispatch from North East, dated
September 9).
“Disturbances caused by bad whisky and beer frequently occur among the Italians
in their quarters along the B&O Railroad, but last Sunday more violence
than usual was manifested, and Officer McKenney was summoned to quiet affairs,
and he arrested the most turbulent Italian, who was put in the lockup and
fined. The Italians working in this section are to be discharged by the B&O
Co. within a few days, and their places filled by Negro laborers from the
South.”
Intersection
of road from Chesapeake City by road running north to Bethel Cemetery or Pivot
Bridge. The farm
of
Editor’s
note: The name Lake’s Corner is not used on the ADC
Street Atlas for
Intersection
of Old Elk Neck Road and Racine School Road, where remains of the old stone
schoolhouse may still bed seen. The corner took its name from
Editor’s note:
The name Lake’s Corner is not used on the ADC Street
Atlas for
LANCASTER,
CECIL & SOUTHERN R. R.
This branch
railroad line ran from Childs on B&O mainline up the
LANDUEL
A tract of
244 acres on the west side of Little Elk Creek which was sold on December
24, 1744 by Abel Williams, school teacher, and his wife, Mary, to Henry Baker
and his wife Elizabeth. (
A
small stream in the Third District formed by the East Branch and West Branch
which arise in the vicinity of Union Church and flow in a southeasterly
direction. The
branches unite as Laurel Run before emptying into Little Elk Creek near the
plant of Thiokol Corporation along
Editor’s
note: Laurel Run is on the ADC Street Atlas for
LESLIE
Leslie was
for many years a station on the B&O Railroad. The name derived from Robert
Lesley who bought a farm of 100 acres north of North East in 1758. The first
Lesley (or Leslie) came to this country from
This village
on
LEWIS LEE’S
FERRY
On
This
2400-acre estate lies between
Editor’s
Note:
LITTLE BRICK
This old
Quaker meeting house is near Harrisville, about one and a quarter miles
southwest of Rising Sun. A Monthly Meeting was established at
LOCUST HILL
A tract of
103 acres patented to William Currier in 1785. It was on the road from
Principio to Brick Meeting House.
LOCUST NECK
A tract of 61
acres in Pearce’s Neck on the road from St. Stephen’s Church to
LONG BULLETS
A popular game,
especially in Charlestown, in which two teams of players contested in throwing
cannon balls of various weights as far as possible, those throwing the greatest
distance being adjudged the winners. In 1802 the town commissioners made it
unlawful to play long bullets in the streets. (Johnson 404)
LONG CREEK
Long Creek,
also known as
Editor’s
note: The name
LONG POINT
This was the
name first given to Court House Point on the
Editor’s
note: There is another area named Long Point on the
LORD’S MILLS
A factory
erected about 1846 on the old Elk Forge property (now Elk Mills) by Daniel
Lord, of
LUTTON’S
CORNER
The
junction of the road from Marley Mill and former almshouse with the Elkton Fair
Hill Road (Rt. 280 [now 213]), about one-half mile below Cherry Hill. Lloyd Lutton,
who was a blacksmith a Marley Mill in the 1880s lived
at the northwest corner.
Editor’s
note: The name Lutton Corner is not used on the ADC
Street Atlas for
MAFFITT’S
SCHOOLHOUSE
This is a
very old schoolhouse which stood in a clump of trees on the
MANOR CHAPEL
The meeting
house built near Cayot’s Corner in 1774 by the first
Methodist Society in
MAIDENHOOD
A
tract of 200 acres on Cabin John’s Creek surveyed in 1676 for Edward Grunwell.
It was conveyed by John Davidson on
A
Famous Hotel in Rising Sun whose manager, William Grason,
modestly advertised that it offered the “best accommodations in the county.” After the first hotel of this name
was destroyed by fire in 1872, a new one was built.
MASSEY’S
CORNER
This was
another early name for the present Cayot’s Corner.
When the public school system was established in
MATCH-STICK
FACTORY
A match-stick
factory began to operate in Elkton about
MAXWELL’S
CORNER
Property at
the northeast section of North and High streets in Elkton, which was conveyed
by George R. Howard to Dr. Wm. D. Cawley and wife on March
27, 1903. It consisted of a frame dwelling and a frame stable. It was sold
MEADOWBRINK
Homestead of
the Reynolds family at Blue Ball. The house was built in 1726 by Jacob Reynolds,
one of the three brothers who came from
For article
on this subject and role of
Editor’s
note: The HSCC also has a book on this topic, titled Mecklenburg Signers.
MEDICAL
SOCIETY OF
The Medical
Society of Cecil County was organized in Odd Fellows Hall in Elkton on
MEGILL’S CORNER
This is the
first and only right hand turn on the road from Johnstown to Reybold’s Wharf (now Crystal Beach), in the first district.
It was named for Joseph Megill, an Irishman, who
owned a farm of 200 acres at this place in 1875. He was the first man to use a
road scraper on the public roads in this county.
Editor’s
note: The place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
The
CENTENNIAL OF
CECIL CIRCUIT (METHODIST)
First
Methodist Society in this part of the
A
neighborhood in the 8th District southeast of Oakwood which was the location
of Bethesda Methodist Protestant.
Note:
MIDDLETOWN
& CECILTON RAILROAD CO.
This company
was incorporated by the
MIDLAND
JOURNAL
A weekly
newspaper called the Rising Sun Journal was started in Rising Sun by W. H.
Pennington & Bro. in 1879. It was purchased in 1885 by Edwin E. Ewing, who
changed its name to the Midland Journal and with his sons continued publication
until it was absorbed by the Cecil Whig in 1948 following the death of Cecil E.
Ewing.
Note: The
Midland Journal ceased publication as an independent newspaper in December
1946.
MILLER’S
CORNER
This is the
intersection of
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
MILLIGAN HALL
This mansion,
now known as Little Bohemia, is on the south bank of the
MITCHELL
HOUSE
This house of
stucco over brick at
MITCHELL’S
MISTAKE
A
tract of 54 acres near Charlestown which was patented to Edward Mitchell on
February 19, 1794.
A
Methodist church at Fair View [Blake] in the 4th District about one
mile below the Mason-Dixon Line.
It bears the name of the Rev. Gabriel Moore, a preacher of the Methodist
protestant denomination. The chapel was built on land donated by him near his
residence at
MORGAN’S
CROSSROADS
The
earliest name for present town of Cecilton. It took its name from James Morgan
whose brick tavern was the first house built there.
MORMONS IN
See the
Democrat of
MOROCTO
ROOFING COMPANY
This
company’s plant was on the site of the former Rowlandsville
iron mill. It was engaged in manufacturing composition roofing shingles and
employed 60 men. After operating for ten years the plant was wiped out by fire
on
A granite
bluff on the east side of
This church
was established by a black congregation in North East in 1933. Their church
building is at the corner of Washington and Russell streets. The Rev. William
T. Dupree was pastor when the church celebrated its 33rd anniversary
in July 1966.
The
elevation at Kenmore School between Andora and Fair
Hill where the road from Providence joins Fair Hill road. The elevation is about 380 feet.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
Name
given to a high bank on the south side of the canal in Chesapeake City. It is mentioned in the Cecil Democrat
of
Editor’s
note:
The present
Methodist church in the town of
A large tract
of land on the east side of the
MULBERRY FARM
A
farm on the west side of Augustine Herman Highway at the Bohemia River and
Scotchman’s Creek, and adjoining Bohemia Ferry
wharf.
MURPHY’S MILL
This grist
mill was at Bohemia Mills on Great Bohemia Creek. It was a three-story building
70x55 with a ground extension 40x24. It had 2 sets of mill stones for grinding
meal and feed and a capacity of 36 bbls. a day. It was sold on
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF
This company
was incorporated by act of the
Editor’s
note: The company is no longer in business.
MYRTLE GROVE
A
farm in Sassafras Neck close to Little Bohemia Creek owned by George Biddle,
School Examiner.
MCCULLOUGH
IRON COMPANY: Deaths of Delapaine McDaniel,
president, and Mrs. Jethro McCullough, widow of an
ex-president.
The Cecil
Democrat of
MCCULLOUGH
IRON COMPANY: Estate of Delaplaine McDaniel
The Cecil
Democrat,
“The estate
of the deceased, of which the will disposes, is estimated at from one to two
millions of dollars.” Widow inherits “Shady Beach Farm, in the Fifth District,
which is one of the best improved farms in
MCCULLOUGH
IRON COMPANY, NORTH EAST, Labor Dispute
The Democrat,
August 21, 1886, page 3, column 4: (Aug 19th DASH dispatch from
North East) … “the men refuse to go to work and the iron company refuses to
recognize the Knights of Labor element that was instrumental in the strike and
will undoubtedly employ men free from its influence when they again start the
mill. Tuesday last was payday. All the employees were discharged, while those
renting houses that belonged to the McCullough Iron Company were notified to
vacate the same at the expiration of 30 days. As a result of the continued
strike many merchants feel the depression that has been caused to trade and
many wish for a speedy adjustment of the trouble.”
MCGREGOR’S
DELIGHT”
This was the
name of the place now known as “
MCKINNEYTOWN
This is a
settlement of a few houses in the vicinity of
NAIL FACTORY
The
manufacture of nails was started at Marley in 1806. The nails were cut by
machinery and headed by hand. The annual production was 100 tons. The factory
was operated by Jeremiah L. Leslie and later by John Hayes, in a stone house
which is still standing (1971) and bears the date 1812. It was used as a
boarding house as later as 1890.
NELLIE’S
CORNER
Intersection
of Blue Ball Road (Route 545) and road to Moore’s Chapel at Blake. It immortalizes the name of Nellie
Dysart who formerly kept a tavern at this corner. The elevation is 458 feet
above sea level.
Editor’s
note: Nellie’s
NEW
First known
as Susquehanna Manor, this was a tract of approximately 32,000 acres between
NEW
An
early name for Blake, also known as Fairview, in the 4th District.
Statement of
Winter L. Brown
An
early name for the town of Oakwood in the 8th District.
(see also
NEW
By the side
of Route 273 where it crosses the Big Elk Creek is a marker bearing this
legend:
“NEW
A tract of
6,000 acres laid out in 1683 by George Talbot (then surveyor-general of
The Irishmen
were probably natives of
NEW VALLEY
An industrial
settlement on Basin Run midway between Rowlandsville
and Liberty Grove which in 1875 comprised a number of dwellings, a gristmill,
saw mill, lumberyard, nail mill, and undertaker’s shop.
This
visionary public utility was chartered by the
NORTH EAST
A Short
Account of that Enterprising Town in the Fifth District
Cecil
Democrat July 11, 1903, page 1, columns 5-6.
NORTH EAST
CLASSICAL SEMINARY
This school
opened in September 1867. The land for a building was given by the Rev. John H.
Johns. The cost of tuition, board, and washing was $80 for a term of five
months. The school was later sold to the North East Fire Company and is now the
site of the Laundromat on
Cecil
Democrat
Editor’s
note: There is no longer a Laundromat at that location.
NORTH EAST
HOTEL
Mr. Benoni F. Thomas was proprietor of this hotel located on
An ad for the
North East Hotel is included in the file, dated
Editor’s
note: A picture of the hotel is in our photograph collection. The hotel later
became the location of Cramer’s Department Store and is now used as an antique
shop.
NORTH EAST
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
See the
Democrat
Ibid.
Cecil
Democrat July 18, 1885, page 3, column 5.
(Dispatch
from DASH in North East, July 16th)
“The
Includes lists of members of North
East Methodist Church on June 1, 1801, names of trustees and names and dates of
service of all ministers who served the church from its beginning. (Available in Kelso Methodist records
at Historical Society of Delaware)
New
Methodist Episcopal Church at North East dedicated on Sunday (on same site as
church originally built in 1837)
Cecil
Democrat,
NORTH
EAST:
Cecil
Democrat
NORTH
EAST NOTES (
Cecil
Democrat,
Additional information on Knights of
Labor in July 23 issue, page 2, column 5.
NORTH EAST
RECORD
An
independent newspaper which was the first ever published in North East. The first number appeared
NORTH EAST
STAR
A weekly
four-page newspaper started in North East on
NORTH
SASSAFRAS PARISH
One of 30
parishes laid out in the ten counties of
An early name
for Harrisville, west of Rising Sun.
NOWLAND’S
CORNER
Point on
Warburton’s Road from
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
OCTORARO
FORGE
This property
contained 150 acres of land on Octoraro Creek four
miles west of Rising Sun. The improvements consisted
of a forge, grist mill, saw mill, a stone dwelling house, and ten tenant
houses. It was advertised for sale in the Cecil Democrat of
Editor’s
note: The property is now part of
OLD GUN MILL
This factory is
said to have been located on a small stream emptying into North East Creek in
the vicinity of
Name
by which Pivot Bridge on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, two miles east of
Chesapeake City, was generally known.
OLDFIELD
POINT
A
projection into Elk River of land from Elk Neck. The point takes its name from George
Oldfield, a lawyer who lived there before the British army made it famous in
history by the invasion of
OPPOQUERMINE
Name
given by the Indians to Bohemia River.
ORDINARY
POINT
A low spit of
land running out into the
OAKHURST
PRIVATE SCHOOL
This school
was owned and conducted by Mrs. Theodore Currier in a one-room schoolhouse at Blythedale. A class of two was graduated
OCTORARA
A stone house
built in the late 17th century on an elevation near Conowingo which commands a view of the Susquehanna River
and
OCTORARO CREEK
A
stream which arises in Pennsylvania and flows across the northwest corner of
Cecil County to form the boundary between the 6th and 8th
Districts. It’s Indian name signifies “rushing waters.” The creek once
powered a number of grist and paper mills, but is now only important to
fishermen.
OTTER POINT
A
point on the Elk River one mile south of Elkton. It was the site of Tillotsontown, where an African American family named Tillotson lived and practiced necromancy.
Editor’s
note: The ADC Street Atlas of Cecil County (2005 edition) shows
OTT’S CHAPEL
Is close by
the side of the road about one half mile north of the first crossroad on Route
281 over the Delaware Line east of Elkton. The frame building is about 18 x 35
feet, neat and well-kept. It was built in 1871 and bears the name of Elder
Stephen Ott (1817-1875) whose grave is in the
cemetery at the rear of the chapel.
PALMER’S
This is a
large island at the mouth of the Susquehanna River, which was named for Edward
Palmer, of Leamington,
Editor’s
note: It was also called Watson’s
PAPERMAKING
IN
The
Singerly Pulp Works. Approximately one column in the Cecil
Democrat,
“For nearly
three fourths of a century the manufacture of paper has been one of the leading
industries of Cecil County, and at one time the paper used by the Baltimore Sun
and the Philadelphia Ledger was made at the mills on the Little Elk Creek, a
few miles north of this town. The paper used by the Ledger and the Philadelphia
Record is yet made there; the proprietors of the former paper being the owners of
the Marley Paper Mill, and William M. Singerly the
proprietor of the Philadelphia Record being the owner of the Providence Mill,
the oldest one of the kind in the county, if not the state, -- paper having
been made at that place by the brothers Meeter in the
early part of the century.”
PAPER
MANUFACTURE.
The Cecil
Democrat,
Lawsuits”
reports following suits brought by William T. Warburton and H. W. Archer,
attorneys for the plaintiffs, in the Circuit Court of Cecil County, for
injuries sustained by some of the employees in the Marley Paper Mill at the
time of the explosion at that place about a year ago, in which Patrick
McCormick and John T. Garrett were killed and several other persons injured,
each suit in amount of $25,000, as follows, against George W. Childs and H. L.
Carter: 1) Charles Kelly vs.; Robert Dunsmore vs.; 3)
James Harnett vs.; 4) Patrick McCormick’s heirs vs. George W. Childs and H. L.
Carter, damages to the amount of $25,000. (Also reference to
22 January 1883.
PARK HOTEL
A
hotel in Chesapeake City, of which J. E. Willis was proprietor in 1876. Mr. Willis proclaimed that his hotel
afforded the best accommodations and stressed the fact that his bar furnished
the choicest brands of wines, whiskies, and liquors of all kinds. Robert O.
Hayes was owner of the hotel at the time of his death in July 1888.
Includes
an ad for the Park Hotel that ran 3 months from May 8 (Paper unidentified).
PARTRIDGE
HILL
An
eminence at the southwest corner of Bow and East Main streets in Elkton
occupied by a two-story stone house which was built in 1768. It was the home of Colonel Henry
Hollingsworth. It was named in honor of his daughter, who married James
Partridge, Esq.
PEACH BLOSSOM
FARM
This farm of
650 acres was six miles west of Cecilton and extended
to
Editor’s
note:
PEDDLERS LANE
The
old name by which Earleville was generally known.
Editor’s
note: A road going into Earleville retains the name Peddler’s Lane.
PEOPLE’S BANK
OF ELKTON
This
state-chartered institution opened for business on
PEREGRINE’S MOUNT
The name
given to the “highest mountain” which Captain John Smith observed to the
northward of present town of
PERKINS
MEMORIAL CHAPEL
This chapel was
opened in November 1898 on Turkeytown [Cowantown] Road northeast of Elkton. It was built at a cost
of $400 on a lot donated by Mr. Amos McNeal. It was the outgrowth of a Sunday
school organized about 1862 by Mr. John Perkins which met in
PERKINSVILLE
The
section of North East lying south of the run. It was a visionary town which was
laid out in streets but never eventuated.
PETROGLYPHS
These
primitive figures or legends were found on rocks in the Susquehanna near Bald
Friar. They were supposedly carved by early Indians. Specimens were removed
when the area was inundated by the Conowingo Dam. The
word is derived from the Greek: petros (rock) and glypho (to carve).
PILOT
A small village
in the northwestern corner of the 8th District which was originally
called pilot-town. The place took its name from the fact that here lived a
number of pilots (at one time seven) who maneuvered arks and rafts down the
PLANK ROAD
Public
announcement concerning Plank road, dated
PERRY MILL
This flour
mill was located on the
POPLAR HILL
Name
by which the village of Andora was known until March
1853, when residents adopted the present name.
POPEMETTO
An Indian
village believed to have been located near the old chapel in the vicinity of
PORT DEPOSIT
ROCK
The first
issue of this paper appeared in Port Deposit on
For history
see Cecil Democrat of
PRICE’S HOTEL
(
Ad from
December 1899 – paper unidentified, probably the Cecil Democrat
PRIEST TAX
In Quaker
language, a tax imposed by the legislature of
PRISE HOUSE
Name
given to an inspection house in which tobacco was packed in hogsheads for
shipment to England.
If a hogshead fell short of a specified amount it was “prised”
by packing or pressing by means of a lever or “prise”
until it contained the maximum quantity. The houses were on the
PRIZING POINT
On
PROSPECT HILL
The hill north
of Miller’s Corner in the 4th District where the road from Elk Mills
crosses the road from Elkton to Cowantown. It was the
home of Henry Dobson Mill, who was Register of Will of Cecil County from 1816
to 1844 - 27 years.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
The
manufacture of paper was begun in
The
junction of the Fair Hill road (Maryland 280) with the road leading to
Providence (Maryland 441) at Kenmore school in the 4th District.
OUEEN’S ROAD
This highway
ran from lower ferry at Perryville via North East and crossed the Big Elk Creek
at or near the present day bridge in Elkton and then continued down the
peninsula east of the heads of Back Creek and the Bohemia and Sassafras rivers
through Bohemia Mills, Warwick, and Head of Sassafras. (
QUINN HOUSE
Daniel
Charles Heath, son of the founder of the town of
RANDALIA
A
1000 acre estate at the confluence of Back Creek and
REA’S CORNER
Intersection
of Belvedere and Port Deposit roads east of Woodlawn on the division line
between the 6th and 7th Districts.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
RED BALL
TAVERN
A red wooden
ball identified this early tavern which appears on a map of 1795. It was the
large stone house still standing just west of the bridge over Little Elk Creek
at the
RED HILL
An
elevation east of Elkton which was called Gray’s Hill during the Revolutionary
times. It was here
that Lord Howe encamped prior to the battle of
A
public school near Bethel Church west of Marysville. It was No. 7 in the 5th
District. The lot was bought from Thomas Logan on
RED
A
community north of Rising Sun near
the Pennsylvania Line consisting of two dwellings, a blacksmith shop, and the
Grey Horse M. E. Church. The location is very high and commands a fine view of
the surrounding countryside for many miles.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
REED’S CORNER
Intersection
of road from Cecilton to Grove Neck (Maryland 282) by
the Sandy Bottom Road about one half mile southeast of Earleville.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
REEDER’S
CORNER
Intersection
of Ebenezer Church Road and road to Port Deposit (Route 353), which became
Theodore when a post office was opened there September 1,1890. It is in
the 5th District and the elevation is 414 feet.
RICH HILL
This
two-story brick plantation house is located at the head of
RICHARD’S OAK
Is at
Harrisville on U.S. 1 three miles west of Rising Sun. Best known for the family
who once owned the land on which the tree stands, the tree is sometimes called
Lafayette Oak because his troops camped around it on the night of April 12,
1781. The tree is estimated to be more than 500 years old.
Editor’s
note: The tree no longer survives.
RILEYTOWN
A section
deriving its name form the Riley homestead about one
half mile east of
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
RISING SUN
DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION
This
organization was incorporated by the General Assembly of Maryland on
This school
for young ladies and little girls was near Port Deposit on the road leading to
This school
was conducted in the Session House at Rock Presbyterian Church for many years
during the 19th century until finally discontinued in 1907. The
State of
ROCK DALE
Name of post
office established in April 1864 at Parke’s Rolling
Mill on Big Elk Creek near Cowantown.
A new post
office has been in this county at
Editor’s
note:
ROCK RUN MILL
A stone grist
mill on Rock Run in Port Deposit with a front of 40 feet on Main Street and a
depth of 35 feet, with two pairs of burrs each capable of grinding 60 barrels
of flour daily. This mill was built in 1725 and was operated by John Steel in
1731. In 1731 a petition for a road at this place mentions the building as a
merchants’ mill. The water power had a fall of 50 feet. (Democrat,
May 7, 1857).
ROSE HILL
A plantation
on the
This burial
ground at Brick Meetinghouse was named by James Trimble, who gave the land,
laid out the lots, and planted the shrubbery. Rosebank
Cemetery Association was incorporated
THE ROUNDS
This historic
home on the south side of Little Bohemia River was built in 1740 after one
built in 1720 was destroyed by fire. The front is Georgian in style and the
river-side is English. It was sold by John Rumsey in 1807. Judge David Davis
was born here
RADNOR MILL
Radnor Pulp
Mill was built in Elkton in 1882. It produced wood pulp for manufacture of
paper, and was one of the largest in the country. The mill could produce 75,000
pounds of pine pulp or 95,000 pounds of poplar gum pulp daily from wood
transported by barges to Elton. The mill closed about 1930.
RAILROAD
HOTEL
A
hotel on Main Street in North East, near the bridge, which offered pleasant
accommodations and good stabling at modest charges. W. J. Crothers was the proprietor in
1878.
RAILWAY - THE
FIRST STEAM RAILWAY
Cecil
Democrat,
RUMSEY
ORDINARY
A large
ordinary (hotel) built at the Head of Bohemia some time before 1700. It was a
brick building, had 30 rooms, and a beautiful stairway. Head of Bohemia was an
important place, being the western terminus of the shortest trans-peninsular
route between the
SAVINTON
Mrs. Thomas
M. Forman, who lived at Rose Hill, wrote in her diary of going to Savinton to pay taxes. Savinton
was the name by which Cecilton was known before 1832.
A small
fresh-water stream which arises in the neighborhood of Pleasant Hill and flows
in an easterly direction into the Little Elk Creek at a point about one half
mile north of the site of the former Harlan’s binder-board mill.
SCOTT
FERTILIZER COMPANY
The Scott
Fertilizer Company and Sulphuric Acid Works plant,
which stood where Elkton Supply is now located at the corner of
SEAL OF
On
SECOND
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKTON
This bank was
opened for business on
Editor’s
note: This building was torn down in 2006.
SENECA POINT
(1)
A
protrusion of land into North East River south of Charlestown which bears the
name of the Seneca tribe of Indians who lived along the river. An act of 1744 empowered the
Commissioners of Charlestown to purchase from Edward
SENECA POINT
(2)
A
fishery on the North East River near Charlestown, and also a shipyard where
small vessels were built by John Cooper. It was the birthplace of Dr. John E. Owens, a noted
surgeon of the Union Army of the Civil War.
SEVEN STARS
TAVERN
A long
two-and-a half story stone house built in
Editor’s
note: see Dysart Tavern
A
name which George Talbot tried unsuccessfully to apply to the North East River. The Shannon Mill of the McCullough
Iron Company (1861-1898) was at North East.
SHELEMIAH
The
early name of the present town of Bay View. It is a Biblical word meaning “a
prince of the Lord.” The name was given to the
SHORT’S
CORNER
Point on the
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
SLEEPY HOLLOW
A
tract of land between Battle Swamp and New Valley running westward. The name arose from the fact that it
was once the home of the Indian Chief Osceola, who built his wigwam there and
called it “Indian’s Rest.” Hence the name Sleepy Hollow.
Editor’s
note: The story about Chief Osceola once living here is incorrect. The story
apparently comes from an article by “’Barnum” in a Historical Sketch of Sleepy
Hollow that appeared in the Cecil Democrat,
SLUYTER’S
MILL
This mill (formerly
Van Bibber’s) was on a branch of Bohemia River., called Mill Creek, southwest
of
SMITH’S CORNER
Smith’s
Corner is about one-half mile from Frenchtown on the road to St. Mark’s Church,
and is so called because Stuart Smith lived there. It was also called Cherry
Corner because a cherry tree stood there.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
On Route 222
a short distance north of Port Deposit is a marker which reads:
In 1608
Captain John Smith ascended the
SMITH’S
Smith’s Grove
boarding and day school for young ladies was advertised in the Cecil Democrat
in November 1850. The institution was on the
SOCIETY
A manor of
2104 acres of land which was adjacent to New Munster and just west of Little
Elk Creek. It was probably several miles wide and extended as far north was New
Munster. A portion of this tract was in possession of the Carroll family until
1805.
The
area between Back Creek on the north and the road from Courthouse Point to St.
Augustine.
This was an
old public school one mile west of
Name
of one of the Hundreds of Cecil County which was applied to the present village
of Mechanics Valley.
SOYHEIRES
HILL
Name of the
hill on which the Oblate Novitiate is located near Childs. This name derives
from a town in
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
SPENCE’S
CHAPEL
Name
given to a Methodist society which was organized in 1800 at the home of John
Spence near the former Singerly station on the
B&O Railroad.
In 1823 it became the Cherry Hill Methodist Episcopal Church.
SPRYS HILL
Original
name of the very old property now known as Woodlawn on route 282 between
Earleville and Grove Point Road.
In 1858 it consisted of approximately 600 acres and was the source of the head
waters of McGill Creek. The Ward family name has been continually associated
with Woodlawn.
Editor’s
Note: The ADC Street Atlas of Cecil County (2005) shows a
ST. ALBAN’S
CREEK
Better known
as Pearce Creek, and also as Stemmer’s Run, this stream empties into
ST. ANDREW’S
CHURCH
St. Andrew’s
(Goldsborough Memorial) Episcopal Church was built in Andora,
six miles north of Elkton, on a lot donated by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Quein. It was opened for services on
St. Augustine
Parish was erected in 1743 and “embraces all the land between the Elk and
ST. BASIL’S
A
Greek Catholic church on route 537 south of Chesapeake City, which is
surmounted by a bulb-shaped dome and cross. It serves a colony of Ukrainians who
settled around
A small
chapel built in 1880 near Hance’s Point on the
ST. MARK’S
This small
church is on the east side of
ST MARY
ANNE’S CHURCH
The parish
ST. PATRICK’S
R. C. CHURCH
This is a
small frame chapel which was built in 1819 by Irish immigrants who established
in the northwest corner of
Editor’s
note: Restoration has been done after 1967.
ST. ROSE OF
This brick
church is in north
STAGE COACH
INN
This 2½ story
tavern was built about 1750 at Oakwood to accommodate stage coach travelers
between
STRAWBERRY
HILL
This
residence built about 1700 is between Little Bohemia Creek and Worsell Manor. The original name was “Vulcan’s Rest.” It is
on the south side of the mouth of a cove called Augustine’s Creek. It was the
home of Hamilton Morton, who served in the legislature during the Civil War.
STEAMBOAT
Was
built in Baltimore by William Flanigan for the
Citizens Union Line which ran between Baltimore and Frenchtown. She was the first steamboat to ply
the Chesapeake Bay and on
STITES’ MILL
This mill,
better known as Red Mill, was on the west side of Little Elk Creek about where
the present bridge on
STONE
GRAVEYARD
This old
cemetery at
STONE RUN
A
small stream in the 6th District which is a tributary to the Octoraro Creek.
STONEY BATTER
This was the
original name of the
STONEY CHASE
A
tract of 100 acres of land lying in the forks of the North East River. It was owned by William Rumsey, the
surveyor, who left it to his daughter, Henrietta, by his will probated in 1742.
It was later owned by Henry Baker of North East.
STOREY’S MEADOWS
Two tracts of
land containing 335 acres on the North East River within a mile of the town of
North East, owned by Thomas S. Thomas.
SUMMER HILL
The
name given to Rising Sun by its founder, Israel Reynolds. A tavern built in Revolutionary War
times, which was later burned, when owned by John A. Thompson, was called the
Rising Sun Hotel, from which fact the village consisting of two or three houses
and a few shops eventually acquired the name of Rising
Sun (Cecil Democrat January 10, 1874).
SUSQUEHANNA
PARISH
Susquehanna
Parish was created in 1913 by division from North Elk. It is the triangular
area bounded by
SWAN CORNER
A
crossroads in Pond Neck two miles due west of Earleville, where the Stemmer’s
Run and Pond Neck roads intersect.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
This farm
near Cecilton, on Scotchman’s Creek, was patented to
the Earle family in the 17th century. Philip Thomas bought the farm
in 1821 and through him it passed to William T. Clark, who died in 1924. It is
still occupied by his descendents. The name derives from the flocks of swan
which inhabited the coves of Scotchman’s Creek.
TANGENT STONE
This
weathered stone was erected by Mason and
TEACHER
ASSOCIATION OF 1893 and 1894, History of
Cecil
Democrat article by Miss Sally Nichol, October 20, 1894, page 3, columns 5 and
6.
TEMPERANCE
HOTEL
Another name
for a hotel which stood at the northeast corner of North and High Streets in
Elkton and in 1891 was owned by Henry Miller. It was also called the Farmers’
Hotel. The site is now occupied by the store of W. B. Merrey.
THOMPSON’S
SCHOOL HOUSE
This school
house was at
THOMPSONTOWN
A tract of
land containing 400 acres at Frenchtown, on the
Early
name for the southern terminus of the ferry across Bohemia River at Hacks
Point. The name is
mentioned in a petition of
TOLLOTSTOWN
A
settlement on the Elk River about one mile below Elkton. It was the home of a colored family
named Tillotstown whose members practiced medicine,
specializing in the treatment of rheumatism.
Editor’s
note: There is a reference to Tollotstown in the
Elkton Press,
TIMMS’ CORNER
This is the
intersection of
TOCKWOGH
This name was
given to the
The
TRANSTOWN
A settlement
made by Swedes at the junction of the Big and Little Elk creeks in the vicinity
of Elk Landing. In the Swedish language the word “trans” signifies a crane, and
the settlement probably derived its name from the number of cranes which
frequented the marshes along the
TRIANGLE
A tract of
land containing 40 acres, surveyed for Ariana Frisby
Is one mile
northwest of
TURKEY POINT
The
tip of Elk Neck Peninsula between the Elk and North East rivers, where the U.
S. Government established a lighthouse in 1832. When Mrs. Fannie Salter, the last
keeper, retired in 1938, she was the only lighthouse keeper in
The Turkey
Point Lighthouse is at the head of
TURKEYTOWN
Another
name for Cowantown, midway between Barksdale and
Appleton. It was
given official name of Cowantown when a post office
was established there on
The first
public meeting in the interest of a hospital in Elkton was held on
UNION HOTEL
One
of the names given to a hotel which stood at the northeast corner of North and
High Streets. In
April 1867 the Union Hotel was taken over from the former proprietor, Mr. J. B.
Wells, by Mrs. Caroline Johnson, who renamed it the Temperance Hotel.
UNITED
Located on
the south side of Route 40 about one mile east of North East was dedicated on
Thanksgiving Day,
This church
was organized in
U. S. GRANT
POST NO. 10
This G.A.R.
Post was instituted at
VAN BIBBER’S
A
tract of land in the Third District near Mechanics Valley containing about 850
acres which was patented to Matthias Van Bibber in 1720. He was an early settler on Bohemia
Manor and for a long time was chief justice of
VIKING
This name was
originally given to a way station on the B&O Railroad near
VILLA AVIAT
Name
given to the Catholic center at the county’s former poorhouse, near Childs,
which was bought by the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales in 1952. Aviat was
the name of a French woman who founded the order.
Editor’s
note:
VINEGAR HILL
The name
applied to a section of road west of Colora which
rises sharply for a half mile to the eminence on which
VULCAN’S REST
A farm later
known as Strawberry Hill, lying on a branch of Little Bohemia River called
WALNUT VALLEY
MILLS
Were located
on Little Elk Creek between Carter’s and
WARD’S
KNOWLEDGE
This farm is
at Ward’s Hill southeast of Cecilton on the road to
Sassafras. It was patented to John Ward by the Lord Proprietary on
The town of
This school
was about two miles northwest of Bay View on the east side of
WASHINGTON
HOTEL
Name
of an old hotel which stood at corner of Main and North streets in Elkton. In June 1852 the property was bought
from Charles Wyckoff for $2.300 by Dr. H. H. Mitchell and Jacob C. Howard, who
built the present edifice and called it the Howard house. Its first manager was
Jacob Johnson, late manager of the Fountain Inn.
Name of
settlement at Perch Creek about two miles south of Elkton, sometimes referred
to as the Bull Frog.
Editor’s
Note: There is a
Point on Glebe’s
Road running from Hack’s Point to St. Stephen’s Church where it is joined by
the road from Frazer’s
Note: The
name
WELCH POINT
A
projection into Elk Creek at its junction with Back Creek, the western end of
the C&D Canal.
According to tradition, 19 Hessians who deserted the British Army in August
1777 were captured and shot at Welsh Point and buried in a common grave.
Was about two
miles north of Elkton on the
WHITE HOUSE
CORNER
Point about
midway between Calvert and Lombard where a road running northward forms a
junction with the old Philadelphia Turnpike.
Editor’s
note: This place name is not used on the ADC Street Atlas for
A
peninsula in Chesapeake City between the C&D Canal and Back Creek which
took its name from the fact that for years all persons living on it were
members of the Whig party.
The island contained two lighthouses, two canal offices, two houses, a store,
an oyster house, and two steam pumps supplying the canal with water (Cecil Whig
January 13, 1853).
The farm was
once the property of the Eldredge family. The long
white frame house sits on a high bluff overlooking the
WILDCAT POINT
A
bold promontory jutting out from the Cecil shoreline into the Susquehanna just
north of the village of Bald Friar.
It was long known to raftsmen and river pilots as the
Charybdis of the Susquehanna. The early name was
Frazer’s Point (February 1, 1862).
WILLOW GROVE
Was near Blue
Ball tavern and was the home of Charles and Catherine Ross Biles,
whose daughter, Ida McCarrer, was married to Francis
J. Darlington. Mrs. Darlington was a poetess of some note and several of her
poems are included in
WHITAKER’S
MILL
Ledger dated
1855 from
WILNA
The
location on Little Elk Creek near Childs station of a grist mill in which
Cyclone Flour was made by David Harvey. The brand name derived from partial destruction of the
mill by a cyclone on
WOODLANDS
An
estate on Maryland Rote 7 east of Perryville which has been in the Coudon family since 1819. The first Coudon
to own the property was Joseph II, son of the Rev. Joseph and Rachel (Wallace) Coudon. He married (1) Margaret S. Biddle and (2) Ann
Stump. The present owner is Doctor Joseph Coudon VI.
Note: As of
WOODLAWN
A
residence southwest of Earleville between Grove Point and the Sassafras River,
with which the Ward family name has long been associated. The first house was built here about
1698 by Thomas Ward, who was one of the founders of St. Stephens Church. It was
a terraced boxwood garden which descends to a reflection pool.
WOODLAWN CAMP
MEETING
The Woodlawn
Camp Meeting Association was incorporated
This property
near Cayot’s Corner was part of the tract of 3750
acres bought from Augustine Herman in 1684 by the Labadists.
It was the home of Dr. Petrus Bouchelle,
a member of that religious order. It is now owned by Mrs. Richard C. DuPont and
is the home of the great racehorse Kelso. (Visited February
26, 1968).
WORRALL’S
CORNER
The
first and only crossroads on Scott Road which runs north on the west side of
Little Elk Creek from near Rock Church to the Pennsylvania line. It is in the Fourth District. This
intersection is also called Cherry Corner. (Lee Bowlsby).
Note: Little
WORSELL MANOR
This historic
property three miles east of Cecilton on Route 282
was a grant of 1000 acres from King Charles II of
WRIGHT’S
In
1849 the colored members of
WRIGHTSVILLE
This was a
community on the Warwick –
A new post
office has been established at