Dr. Thomas Sprigg Wootton

Dr. Thomas Sprigg Wootton (HM1JRJ)

Location: Rockville, MD 20850 Montgomery County
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N 39° 4.61', W 77° 10.902'

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(C. 1740-1789)

A local resident, member of Maryland's first Constitutional Convention and first speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Wootton introduced a bill to divide Frederick County into three jurisdictions. The bill passed on September 6, 1776, creating new counties named for revolutionary war heroes Richard Montgomery and George Washington.
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HM NumberHM1JRJ
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByMaryland Historical Trust; Maryland State Highway Administration
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, March 26th, 2015 at 9:06am PDT -07:00
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 311277 N 4327568
Decimal Degrees39.07683333, -77.18170000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 4.61', W 77° 10.902'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 4' 36.6" N, 77° 10' 54.12" W
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Area Code(s)240, 301, 410, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Carl Henn Millennium Trail, Rockville MD 20850, US
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