Historical Marker

Lord's Gift

MD 18 at MD 301, northwest corner · Queenstown · Queen Anne's

Inscription

"Lord's Gift" 1050 acres. Granted to Henry Coursey 1658 1000 acres by order of Lord Baltimore for "conspicuous faithfulness to him during the late contest" (the uprising of 1652 by Richard Bennett and William Claiborne). The 50 acres were for transporting himself into the colony. This is the tract known as the "thumb grant" of legendary origin.

State Roads Commission

Location

AddressMD 18 at MD 301, northwest corner

CityQueenstown

CountyQueen Anne's

StateMaryland

Coordinates38.985278, -76.161944

Sources

Maryland Department of Transportation, Roadside Historical Markers

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