Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington, son of Nathan Harrington and grandson of Peter Rich, came from early landowners here. He served in 1778 as 2nd Lieutenant in the 28th Battalion of Militia, Caroline County. In 1783, he successfully laid out the town on a tract called Ingram's Desire, after efforts to sell lots beside Choptank Bridge in 1732 had failed. He built the brick house, church, and Bernard Avenues between 1786 and 1789. After his death in 1814, he was buried in this yard, which he had donated for a Methodist Meeting House in 1789. Nearby are the graves of his younger son Alexander and daughter Mary.

Greensboro, Maryland · United States