Harford Legacy Farm Commemorative Book

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The Wright Place est. 1794 - White Hall, MD Current Owners: Barbara Lowe and Benjamin Lowe Original Purchaser: Thomas Poteet Current Acreage: 120 Current Agricultural Products or Services: corn, hay, wheat/straw, soybeans, gourds Preserved, Century Farm (MDA), Bicentennial Farm (MDA)

On December 4, 1794, Thomas Poteet acquired approximately 448 acres via a grant from the Western Shore Land Office of the State of Maryland. He called it Poteet's Field. Thomas willed the land to his three sons. Thomas, Jr. acquired a 155.33-acre parcel, part of which is presently called The Wright Place. Family folklore has it that there is a graveyard on the property. We cannot validate the fact but we were told never to farm that spot. Ben and I have created a memorial there to the original family, Thomas's wife Elizabeth's tombstone along with two of their son's tombstones, and a stone of a grandchild has been placed in this area. Also, a plaque has been erected that tells the history of the early farm.

Graveyard and farm

Bill Wright and Billy Kurtz getting in hay bales