La Plata in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christ Church

Episcopal

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, June 26, 2024

1. Christ Church Episcopal Marker

Inscription.
Parish church of Port Tobacco Parish, one of the 30 Church of England parishes established, 1692, by act of the provincial assembly, supported by a yearly poll tax of 40 pounds of tobacco. In 1904 the edifice was moved stone by stone from Port Tobacco and rebuilt on this site.

Erected 1968 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1692.

Location. 38° 31.782′ N, 76° 58.748′ W. Marker is in La Plata, Maryland, in Charles County. It is at the intersection of East Charles Street (Maryland Route 6) and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on East Charles Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Plata MD 20646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Star Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11 Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); La Plata Train Museum

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Durham Church, Episcopal - 1692 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Remembrance (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Korean Conflict Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lebanon / Grenada Conflict Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Plata.

Also see . . .
1. Christ Church La Plata History. Church website entry (Submitted on June 3, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)

2. Christ Episcopal Church, Port Tobacco Paris. Maryland Historical Trust Architectural Survey File (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, August 20, 2006

2. Christ Church Episcopal Marker

Christ Church Episcopal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, March 18, 2007

3. Christ Church Episcopal

Christ Church with Marker in Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, March 18, 2007

4. Christ Church with Marker in Front

Christ Church Episcopal Marker and church exterior image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, November 15, 2015

5. Christ Church Episcopal Marker and church exterior

Christ Church Episcopal exterior image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, November 15, 2015

6. Christ Church Episcopal exterior

Cornerstone at Christ Church Episcopal image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, April 24, 2018

7. Cornerstone at Christ Church Episcopal

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 3,677 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 17, 2019, by David Lassman of Waldorf, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.