Historical Marker

Wright's Chance

MD 213 (east side), 200 ft. south of Water Street, on the grounds of Wright's Chance · Centreville · Queen Anne's

Inscription

Wright's Chance Early plantation house with original paneling. Listed as an "old dwelling" in a 1744 resurvey of "Smith's Forrest," patented 1681. Moved, 1964, by the Queen Anne's County Historical Society to present site, part of "Chesterfield," upon which the town of Centre-Ville was founded. Queen Anne's County Garden Club

Location

AddressMD 213 (east side), 200 ft. south of Water Street, on the grounds of Wright's Chance

CityCentreville

CountyQueen Anne's

StateMaryland

Coordinates39.044167, -76.065278

Sources

Maryland Department of Transportation, Roadside Historical Markers

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