Thomas Cresap Monument - Cumberland, Maryland
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BruceS
N 39° 38.981 W 078° 45.884
17S E 691782 N 4391264
Monument honor early explorer and settler and his descendants at Riverside Park in Cumberland, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WMJEXQ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2013
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The rough granite THOMAS CRESAP MONUMENT was erected to the memory of the memory of the 'Pathfinder, Pioneer, and Patriot' -- called Big Spoon by the Indians because of his tactful hospitality to them -- who was one of Maryland's most notable Indian traders. Cresap was the father of Daniel Cresap for whom Dan's Mountain is named; of Thomas Cresap, Jr., killed on Savage Mountain by Indians; and of Michael Cresap, Revolutionary hero.- Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State, Cumberland section, pg. 267.
The memorial located in Riverside Park and is much as described in Guide. It is inscribed:
In Memory Of
Col. Thomas Cresar
Pathfinder -Pioneer
Patriot
Built the first home and fort in this county at Oldtown, about 1740
Surveyed the first trail to the west, starting near this spot in 1751
His Sons ---
Daniel Cresap
For whom Dan's Mountain is named
Thomas Cresap
Killed in Battle with Indians on Savage Mountain
Michael Cresap
Captain In Dunmore's War
First Captain, Rifle Battalions
Revolutionary War
Whose Grave Is In
Trinity Churchyard
New York City
His Grandsons --
Sons of Daniel Cresap
Capt. Michael Cresap, Jr.
Lieut. Daniel Cresar, Jr.
Lieut. Joseph Cresar
Of Dunsmore's and
Revolutionary Wars
Erected A.D. 1919
By The Cresap Society
And Presented To The
City of Cumberland, MD.