GREENFIELDS (also known as Greenfield; Greenfield Castle) Located south of Cecilton on U.S. 213, Cecilton Constructed c. 1770 Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1972 Significance (from Maryland Historic Trust and At the Head of the Bay) Greenfields was home to Governor Thomas Ward Veasey, Maryland Governor from 1836 to 1839 and [...]
Colora Meeting House Located on “Corncake Row”, Colora, MD Constructed in 1841 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places August 22, 1977 Significance – (from Maryland Historic Trust) The Colora Meeting House was built in 1841 because of a doctrinal division in West Nottingham Friends Meeting. The site of the meeting house was well [...]
Charlestown, Maryland Constructed 1742 – 1789 Listed on the registry – April 14, 1975 Significance: (From mht.maryland.gov) The Charlestown Historic District is a significant part of Maryland's past. Although the streets are now paved, the town is basically the same today as it was when it was the major shipping center of the head of [...]
Bohemia Farm/Milligan Hall Earleville, MD Constructed in the mid-18th century Listed in 1973 Significance: Bohemia House is reputed to be the most fully developed Georgian-style house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The elaborate decorative plasterwork of the Rococo style and the full "Chinese Chippendale" staircase are important to the evolution of Georgian-style homes in Maryland. [...]
On Friday, October 4, the Historical Society of Cecil County will host “Tales from the Boneyard”, an event you should not miss! All are invited to stroll over to the Elkton Cemetery and meet some famous people from Cecil County history. Groups of 25 people at a time will walk to the cemetery with a [...]
The months of September and October are busy this year! To start the month off historically, a Memorial Remembrance ceremony will be held for American Patriot Colonel Henry Hollingsworth, sponsored by the Colonel Henry Hollingsworth Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. This takes place at his gravesite in the Elkton Cemetery on Howard [...]
The Upper Shoreman was a magazine that existed from 1963 until 1985. The historical society has had a collection of these magazines for several years, but this summer the collection was digitized by our friend Jack Shagena. Patrons may now come to the society and pull up the collection on one of our computers. The [...]
In the 1920s and 1930s, the town of Elkton was known as the marriage capital of the east coast. In June of 1923 a local scandal occurred in which a 14-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy, students at North East High School, applied for a marriage license. The story spread quickly (that’s what “seven-league boots” [...]
The historical society would like to introduce two new board of trustees members. Ray Jefferson, Jr. Ray is a graduate of Elkton High School. He attended Cecil College and UMBC. Ray has been a history buff since elementary school and does lots of research on Ancestry. He is the caretaker of Bohemia Manor Cemetery. Ray [...]
This year, Cecil County celebrates its 350th anniversary. The county was established in 1674, and was named for Cecil Calvert, the 2nd Lord Baltimore. Cecil County has had two seals since it was established, and the first was based on the Lesser Seal of Arms of the Lords Baltimore in England. According to the Maryland [...]
Did you know that Cecil County has its own flag? Twenty years after its creation, our county finally had its own flag. On October 9, 1694 colonial Cecil County was assigned the crimson flag by Governor Francis Nicholson. The current county flag still bears a stripe of crimson along with the far more recent county [...]
Felton House Before U.S. 40 as we know it existed, the road came through downtown Elkton. Old photos of the Main Street and North Street area show street signs for U.S. 40. Since the traffic flowed through town, travelers had to find places to stay overnight. Several hotels existed downtown. Two of the best known [...]
