Gilpin Point, Maryland

Gilpin Point, Maryland
Gilpin Point, Maryland
Gilpin Point, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°48′30″N 75°53′50″W / 38.80833°N 75.89722°W / 38.80833; -75.89722
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCaroline

Gilpin Point is a cape on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It was the home of Revolutionary War soldier William Richardson, who distinguished himself in the Battle of Harlem Heights. There is a tomb dedicated to him next to Gilpin's Point Landing Park. It was placed by the Caroline County Historical Society in the 1950s.