Marietta Marker

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Glenn Dale in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Marietta
Home of Gabriel Duvall
— (1752-1844) —

Marietta Marker Photo, Click for full size

By F. Robby, November 26, 2004

1. Marietta Marker

Inscription. Judge Gabriel Duvall built Marietta in 1812-13 and in the 1830s added a two-story wing on the north side. Duvall was distinguished for a lifetime of public service which included election to the Maryland state legislature and the United States Congress. In 1802 he was appointed comptroller of the treasury by President Thomas Jefferson, a position he held until his appointment to the Supreme Court by President James Madison in 1811. Gabriel Duvall retired from the Supreme Court in 1835 and died in 1844 at Marietta in his 93rd year.

Erected by The Society of Mareen Duvall Descendants.

Location. 38° 58.019′ N, 76° 47.875′ W. Marker is in Glenn Dale, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker is on Bell Station Road 0.1 miles west of Glenn Dale Boulevard (Maryland Route 193), on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in the visitors parking lot for Marietta, about 100 feet from Bell Station Road. Marker is in this post office area: Glenn Dale MD 20769, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Holy Trinity Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Belair Mansion (approx. 2.3 miles away); Belair (approx. 2.8 miles away); Belair Stable (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bowie Railroad Station Museum (approx. 3 miles away); The Bowie Caboose (approx. 3 miles away); Sacred Heart Chapel - White Marsh (approx. 4.4 miles away); Northampton Plantation Slave Quarters (approx. 4.5 miles away).