"Elkridge Landing"

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An important colonial port for shipment of Tobacco. Here in 1765 Zachariah Hood, Maryland’s “Stamp Act” agent, was hanged in effigy. Lafayette’s troops camped here April 17-18, 1781 on the way to engage Cornwallis in Virginia. George Washington passed here many times.

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Coordinates:   39°12'53"N   76°42'28"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago