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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
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The Retreat
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By Roger Dean Meyer, March 18, 2007 | |
| | | 1. The Retreat Marker | | |
Inscription. Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer’s home. First President of the Maryland Senate 1777-1781. Close friend of George Washington who visited here June 3rd 1763.
Erected by State Roads Commission.
Marker series. This marker is included in the George Washington Slept Here marker series.
Location. 38° 30.479′ N, 77° 2.685′ W. Marker is in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in Charles County. Marker is at the intersection of Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6) and Poorhouse Road, on the right when traveling west on Port Tobacco Road. Click for map. 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. Port Tobacco (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rose Hill (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Rose Hill (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Port Tobacco (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Wilkes Booth (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Columba Masonic Lodge (approx. 1.4 miles away); "Brentland" (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mulberry Grove - Birthplace of John Hanson (approx. 1.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Port Tobacco.
Regarding The Retreat. The road to what was once The Retreat is marked private.
Also see . . . National Park Service: Signers of the Constitution. (Submitted on June 23, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia.)
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By Roger Dean Meyer, March 18, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Wide view of The Retreat marker | | |
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J. Richard Rivoire - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), August 1987 | |
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J. Richard Rivoire - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), August 1987 | |
| | | 4. The Retreat | | |
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J. Richard Rivoire - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), August 1987 | |
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J. Richard Rivoire - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), August 1987 | |
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J. Richard Rivoire - Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), August 1987 | |
| | | 7. The Retreat | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on June 23, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on June 23, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Submitted on March 3, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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