Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
— War of 1812 —
The cupola atop the Ridgely house, c. 1767 farmhouse located near here, served as a lookout station in 1813 and 1814, operated by Major Josiah Green. A white flag raised on September 11, 1814, indicated that a British fleet was moving toward Baltimore.
Ship to Shore-The Ridgely house was part of an intricate early warning system that included schooners and gunboats, shore stations, and horse relays. The station communicated with flags by day and lanterns by night.
"(The Ridgely house is) a very large Brick one, with a steeple like lookout place on top, from whence there is a most perfect view...so that it would be next to an impossibility that any vessel or river boat could approach or pass with being observed."Major William B. Barney to Brig. Gen. John Stricker, March 23, 1813.
(Inscription beside the painting of the house) 1931 painting of the Ridgley house. Image/From Old Baltimore, 1931.
(Inscription beside the sketch on the right) Examples of some 38 different signal flags used by a network of water and shore stations.
| HM Number | HM1IHS |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 at 9:02am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 376871 N 4340861 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.20830000, -76.42610000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 12.498', W 76° 25.566' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 12' 29.88" N, 76° 25' 33.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Old Bay Shore Rd, Edgemere MD 21219, US |
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