Doncaster Town Site Explained

Doncaster Town Site
Location:Bruffs Island Rd., on the shores of Shaw Bay, Easton, Maryland[1]
Coordinates:38.8583°N -76.1908°W
Added:September 05, 1975
Refnum:75000920

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. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Notes and References

  1. Location derived from its GNIS feature record; the NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted".
  2. Web site: [{{MHT url|id=324}} Doncaster Town Site ]. Maryland Historical Trust . 2008-10-29.