Jacob Tome
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Jacob Tome was an American banker, philanthropist, and politician who died as one of the richest men in the United States. He was the first millionaire of Cecil County, Maryland, and an accomplished p
Tome in 1879 publication
The Jacob Tome Mansion in August 1936.
Port Deposit, Maryland
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Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River near its discharge into the Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2020 census, Port Deposit
Jacob Tome
…for a manufacturer of tinware in Marietta, Pennsylvania, for two years, and then became a teacher in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. In 1833, he moved to Port Deposit, Maryland, to work at Boggs' Hotel. He moved to Philadelphia for a short time to take up bookkeeping, but returned to Port Deposit in 1834. In 1834, he and David…
Downtown Port Deposit (2021)
Main Street in historic Port Deposit
Historic buildings in Port Deposit
The Gerry House was built in 1812. Lafayette was entertained here in 1824.