Robert Morris, Sr.
Below this plaque lies the grave of Robert Morris, Sr., buried 1750.
An ironmonger in Liverpool, England before he immigrated to Oxford, Maryland where he became a successful merchant and agent. Mr. Morris accumulated a fortune that he bequeathed to his son, Robert Morris (20 Jan. 1734 – 7 May 1806), the financier of the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
A grateful nation remembers.
Marker can be reached from Manadier Road 0.2 miles east of MD 50, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
