Genesar
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deano1943
N 38° 14.054 W 075° 11.330
18S E 483473 N 4231821
Genesar Historical Marker is located along South Point Road near Ocean City, in Worcester County, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM673X
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2009
Views: 11
Genesar Historical Marker Reads:
ALSO "GENZAR," "GENESSAR," "GENEZIR" AND "GENEZER"
2200 ACRES" LAYING ON THE SEA BOARD SIDE IN BOQUETONORTON (POQADENORTON) HUNDRED" PATENED MAY 10, 1676, TO COL. WILLIAM STEVENS, AND ON JANUARY 10, 1679, TO CHARLES RATCLIFFE. BRICK HOUSE BELIEVED BUILT IN 1732 BY MAJ. JOHN PURNELL. DURING THE REVOLUTION, ZADOK PURNELL WAS ARTHORIZED TO BUILD A BATTERY NEAR HERE TO REPEL POSSIBLE ATTACKS FROM BRITISH SHIPS IN SINEPUXENT BAY.
Historical Marker erected by the Maryland Bicentennial Commission and Maryland Historical Society.
County (required): Worcester County
Location (required): South Point Road, Worcester County, Maryland
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
More info about the site/marker (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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