Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Hanson
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 24, 2016
1. John Hanson Marker
1715 - 1785
President of the United States
In Congress Assembled
1781 - 1782
was born at Mulberry Grove
April 14, 1715
Erected by the VASA Order of America.
Erected by The VASA Order of America, a Swedish American fraternal organization.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is April 14, 1715.
Location. 38° 29.492′ N, 77° 0.874′ W. Marker is in Port Tobacco, Maryland, in Charles County. Marker can be reached from Mulberry Grove Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8600 Mulberry Grove Place, Port Tobacco MD 20677, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mulberry Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mulberry Grove (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Columba Masonic Lodge (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Port Tobacco Jail (approx. 1.4 miles away); Port Tobacco: Commerce (approx. 1.4 miles away); Port Tobacco: Conspiracy & the Plot to Assassinate President Lincoln (approx. 1.4 miles away); John Wilkes Booth
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Also see . . .
1. The Strange Story of John Hanson, first President of the United States : a guide to Oxon Hill Manor. by Herbert J. Stoeckel, 1956.
Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on April 25, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. Mulberry Grove. Maryland Historical Trust Architectural Survey File PDF (Submitted on August 5, 2019.)
via Internet Archive, unknown
2. John Hanson
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 24, 2016
3. John Hanson Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 24, 2016
4. John Hanson Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015
5. John Hanson
1770 painting of John Hanson by Jan Hesselius in the Maryland Historical Society Museum, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 24, 2016
6. 8600 Mulberry Grove Place
The original frame house where John Hanson was born burned on July 25, 1934. This house, begun in 1938 and completed by 1950, replaced it. "Built on the same foundations, the existing structure follows the same basic configuration of the earlier house that is believed to have been built by John Hanson, Jr. shortly after his purchase of the property in 1744." -- MDHT. Dr. Edward J. Edelen and his wife Lexy Edelen moved-in in 1953. According to Herbert J. Stoeckel, "Old materials were used almost exclusively by the Edelens in rebuilding John Hanson's birthplace. Into Hanson House went bricks and woodwork from the Bates-Lincoln House [formerly at 1775 N Street, N.W.] in Washington, demolished in 1950." The house is currently up for sale.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 849 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 25, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
