Historical Marker

Cherry Grove

Cherry Grove Road, 1 mile west of Stoney Battery Road · Earleville · Cecil

Maryland marker

Inscription

Cherry Grove Ancestral home of the De Veazie (Veazey) family, patented to John Veazey ca. 1670. His descendant, Colonel Thomas Ward Veazey, defended Duffy's Fort, Fredericktown, from the British fleet, May 5, 1813, and served as Governor of Maryland, 1836-1839. He is buried here in the family graveyard with his three wives.

Not open to the public Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressCherry Grove Road, 1 mile west of Stoney Battery Road
CityEarleville
CountyCecil

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