NRHP Reference # 75000920 Local time Friday 2:05 AM | Area 26 ha Added to NRHP 5 September 1975 | |
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Location Buffs Island Rd., on the shores of Shaw Bay, Easton, Maryland Weather 11°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 39% Humidity | ||
The Doncaster Town Site is an archeological site near Easton, Talbot County, Maryland. The site is located on one of the earliest land grants in Talbot County, surveyed on October 18, 1658. It is the location of the first Roman Catholic Church erected on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The town was erected in 1684 and was one of the first planned towns in Maryland. At its peak Doncaster would have contained inns, a chapel, warehouses, a ferry, stores, stocks and a whipping post, a public square, and a number of residences. Archeological deposits were recorded in 1961.
Map of Doncaster, 1, Easton, MD 21601, USA
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
References
Doncaster Town Site Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA