The image is a photograph of a historical marker on the side of a road. The marker is rectangular in shape and has a white background with black text. The text reads "Elk Ridge Landing: An important colonial port for shipment of tobacco, here in 1765 Zachariah Hood, Maryland's stamp act agent, was hanged in effigy, Lafayette's troops camped here April 17-19, 1781 on the way to engage Cornwallis in Virginia, George Washington passed here many times. The Elkridge Heritage Society." The marker also has a coat of arms on the top left corner. The road is lined with trees and there is a car parked on the right side of the image.