Mulberry Grove Marker

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Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mulberry Grove

By Roger Dean Meyer, April 28, 2007

1. Mulberry Grove Marker

Inscription. Birthplace of John Hanson April 14, 1715 President of the United States in Congress Assembled 1781-1782 Died Oxon Hill, Maryland November 22, 1783.

Erected 1963 by Maryland Society – Sons of the American Revolution.

Location. 38° 29.48′ N, 77° 0.833′ W. Marker is in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in Charles County. Marker is on Mulberry Grove Place. Click for map. (Some maps incorrectly show Mulberry Grove Place as Avonela Lane.) The marker is located in a small circle about one-half mile up Mulberry Grove Place from its intersection with Chapel Point Road. Marker is in this post office area: Port Tobacco MD 20677, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Mulberry Grove - Birthplace of John Hanson (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Columba Masonic Lodge (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Wilkes Booth (approx. 1.4 miles away); Port Tobacco (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Port Tobacco (approx. 1.7 miles away); Chandler's Hope (approx. 1.8 miles away); Saint Thomas Manor (approx. 1.8 miles away); St. Ignatius Catholic Church (approx. 1.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Port Tobacco.

Regarding Mulberry Grove.

Is this the birthplace of John Hanson? Photo, Click for full size

By Roger Dean Meyer, April 28, 2007

2. Is this the birthplace of John Hanson?

This house is near the marker, but not identified.

There is a house nearby which could be the home described in the marker, but it is not identified.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Virtual War Musuem--John Hanson. (Submitted on June 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then. Last updated on December 9, 2007, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on June 17, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.