Historical Marker

The Talbot Resolves

Washington Street (MD 565) between Goldsborough Street and Dover Street · Easton · Talbot

Maryland marker

Inscription

The Talbot Resolves May 24, 1774 Two years before the Declaration of Independence, the citizens of Talbot County met on this site to protest Great Britain's closing of the Port of Boston, and resolved "to act as friends to liberty and to the general interests of mankind." Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressWashington Street (MD 565) between Goldsborough Street and Dover Street
CityEaston
CountyTalbot
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.774906, -76.076469

Sources

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