Historical Marker

Greensboro *Removed*

MD 313 (Greensboro Road) at MD 314 (Sunset Avenue), northwest corner · Greensboro · Caroline

Maryland marker

Inscription

Greensboro Founded 1732 as Bridge-Town, then in Queen Anne's and Dorchester Counties. Named Greensboro 1791. Sessions of Caroline County Court held here November, December, 1778; June, 1779; March, 1780. Choptank Bridge, the first across the river, built near here before 1732. Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 313 (Greensboro Road) at MD 314 (Sunset Avenue), northwest corner
CityGreensboro
CountyCaroline
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.973128, -75.799214

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