Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Enoch Louis Lowe

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 9, 2017

1. Enoch Louis Lowe Marker

Inscription. The Home of
Enoch Louis Lowe
Aug. 10, 1820 — Aug. 23, 1892
Governor of Maryland
1851 — 1854
Marked by the Historical Society
of Frederick County March 25, 1956

Erected 1956 by the Historical Society of Frederick County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 39° 24.984′ N, 77° 24.518′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of East 2nd Street and Maxwell Alley, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 E 2nd St, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Stone Church of the Lutheran Faith in Western Maryland (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rupp Hospitality House (about 400 feet away); Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 400 feet away); Former Site of Tory Gaol (about 500 feet away); Loats Female Orphan Asylum of Frederick City (about 500 feet away); Hood College (about 500 feet away); Cultures Meet (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.

Regarding Enoch Louis Lowe. Enoch Louis Lowe was a Confederate sympathizer and “went south” during in the Civil War. He is mentioned in the fourth verse of Maryland's State Song, Maryland, My Maryland.

Come! 'tis the red dawn of the day,
Maryland!
Come with thy panoplied array,
Maryland!
With Ringgold's spirit for the fray,
With Watson's blood at Monterey,
With fearless Lowe and dashing May,
Maryland! My Maryland!

Also see . . . "Enoch Louis Lowe, Governor of Maryland, 1851-'54"by Caleb Clarke Magruder Jr., 1910. Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on May 10, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 9, 2017

2. Enoch Louis Lowe Marker

100 East Second Street<br>Home of Enoch Louis Lowe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 9, 2017

3. 100 East Second Street
Home of Enoch Louis Lowe

Enoch Louis Lowe image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

4. Enoch Louis Lowe

Portrait of Enoch Louis Lowe from Caleb Clarke Magruder's 1910 biography of Lowe which appeared in the Yearbook of the Clan Gregor Society. The portrait is said to be from an oil painting in the State House in Annapolis.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, April 26, 2009

5. L'Hermitage

Enoch Louis Lowe was born at L'Hermitage, the Vincendiere plantation, (the Best farm on the Monocacy Battlefield). His mother was Adelaide Bellumeau de la Vincendiere.

Headstone<br>St. John's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 9, 2017

6. Headstone
St. John's Cemetery

Enoch Louis Lowe
Aug. 1, 1820 — Aug. 23, 1892.
Governor of Maryland
1851 — 1854.
His Wife
Esther Winder Polk
Feb. 29, 1824 — Dec. 1, 1918.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 814 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 10, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.