Gerry House - Port Deposit MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 36.274 W 076° 06.896
18S E 404281 N 4384463
Gerry House was built in 1813. Cornelius Smith willed house in 1858 to his step grandson, Lucius A. C. Gerry, who saw action in the Civil War as Artillery Officer in Capt. Alonzo Snow’s Battery B.
Waymark Code: WM14TE6
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2021
Views: 4
TEXT from marker:
Gerry House
Built 1813, probably by Daniel Megredy. Lafayette was entertained here in 1824. Later owned by Cornelius Smith (1792–1858), farmer and philanthropist who financed road construction to create jobs for the unemployed and aided public education in Port Deposit. Smith willed house in 1858 to his stepgrandson, Lucius A. C. Gerry, who saw action in the Civil War as Artillery Officer in Capt. Alonzo Snow’s Battery B.
Marker Type (optional): ----
County (required): Cecil County
Location (required): Main Street (Maryland Route 222), Port Deposit MD 21904
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