Historical Marker

Captain Lambert Wickes

MD 20 at MD 445, northeast corner · Rock Hall · Kent

Maryland marker

Inscription

Captain Lambert Wickes One of senior officers of Continental Navy in opening years of Revolutionary War. Noted for his daring raids on British shipping. In his sloop of war Reprisal he took Benjamin Franklin to France in 1776. Was first American naval officer in European waters after Declaration of Independence.

Born near here on Eastern Neck Island, c. 1735, he was lost with his ship in storm off Newfoundland Oct 1, 1777. Franklin called him a "gallant officer and a very worthy man." Erected by the citizens of Rock Hall 1975

Location

AddressMD 20 at MD 445, northeast corner
CityRock Hall
CountyKent
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.138628, -76.234700

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