Historical Marker

Widow Ramsey's Tavern

MD 3 at Dicus Mill Road (northbound) · Millersville · Anne Arundel

Maryland marker

Inscription

Widow Ramsey's Tavern Near here was junction of Old Baltimore-Annapolis Road ("The General's Highway") and a road laid out by Charles Carroll from Doughoregan Manor. On the south side of Severn Run stood Widow Ramsey's where George Washington breakfasted June 7, 1773, and again on May 6, 1775, as he traveled north to take command of the Revolutionary forces.

Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 3 at Dicus Mill Road (northbound)
CityMillersville
CountyAnne Arundel
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.078889, -76.627222

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