Site of Stagwell - Carmichael MD
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 56.198 W 076° 08.036
18S E 401721 N 4310355
Land patented in 1659 to Thomas Stagwell, English immigrant and member of the Maryland General Assembly (elected 1661).
Waymark Code: WM14TY1
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2021
Views: 3
TEXT on the Maryland Marker:
Site of Stagwell
Land patented in 1659 to Thomas Stagwell, English immigrant and member of the Maryland General Assembly (elected 1661). Acquired in 1706 by Richard Bennett III (1667-1749). One of the largest landowners and slaveholders in the colony. The house, no longer extant, was built by Richard Bennett Carmichael (1754-1823), Revolutionary War militia captain who commanded Eastern Shore troops at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown (1777).
Erected by Maryland Historical Trust-Maryland State Highway Administration.
County (required): Queen Anne's County
Location (required): Carmichael Road, Queenstown MD 21658
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
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