Principio Creek

Principio Creek is a stream in Cecil County, Maryland. Principio Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Poplar Point, as well as near Principio Furnace.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Perryville station and Rodgers Tavern.

Perryville station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Perryville station is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Perryville, Maryland. It is the northern terminus of the MARC Penn Line. The station has a single side platform serving the northern track of the four-track Northeast Corridor. Perryville station is situated 2 miles west of Principio Creek.

Rodgers Tavern

Building

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Rodgers Tavern, also known as Stevenson's Tavern, is a historic hotel located at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a mid-18th-century, two-story stone structure with a basement. Rodgers Tavern is situated 2½ miles west of Principio Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Principio Furnace and Carpenter Point.

Principio Furnace

Hamlet

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Principio Furnace and village is in Cecil County, Maryland, 4 miles northeast of Havre de Grace. The Principio Iron Works were started here in 1719 by Joseph Farmer with British capital and an ironmaster, John England.

Carpenter Point

Hamlet

Carpenter's Point is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Carpenter Point was the site of the first permanent settlement in Cecil County, established on July 20, 1658, when William Carpenter patented 400 acres of land called Anna Catherine Neck, abutting Bay Head Creek, now Principio Creek; Simon Carpenter was assigned this tract of land in 1662. Carpenter Point is situated 2 miles southeast of Principio Creek.

Perry Point

Hamlet

Perry Point is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Perry Point is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River south of Perryville and north of the river's mouth into the Chesapeake Bay. Perry Point is situated 2 miles west of Principio Creek.

Principio Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Back Creek”, “Bay Creek”, “Bay Head Creek”, “Pepometan Creek”, and “Popemetan Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.56178° or 39° 33′ 42″ north

Longitude

-76.0355° or 76° 2′ 8″ west

Open location code

87F5HX67+PR

GeoNames ID

4366181

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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