Historical Marker

Peter Harrington - Revolutionary Officer

MD 480 (Main Street) at Cedar Lane, southwest corner · Greensboro · Caroline

Inscription

Peter Harrington Revolutionary Officer, Founder of Greensboro Son of Nathan Harrington and Grandson of Peter Rich, early landowners here. He served in 1778 as 2nd Lt., 28th Battalion of Militia, Caroline County. In 1783 he successfully laid out town on tract called Ingram's Desire (efforts to sell lots beside Choptank Bridge in 1732 having failed.

) He built brick house, church and Bernard Avenues, 1786-1789. After his death in 1814, he was buried in this yard which he had donated for Methodist Meeting House in 1789. Nearby are graves of his younger son Alexander, Daughter Mary Reed and her husband George Reed. Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 480 (Main Street) at Cedar Lane, southwest corner

CityGreensboro

CountyCaroline

StateMaryland

Coordinates38.976075, -75.804367

Sources

Maryland Department of Transportation, Roadside Historical Markers

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