Newburg in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Explore your Cheaspeake
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 22, 2019
1. Explore your Cheaspeake Marker
Welcome to the Chesapeake region, a place that celebrates the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Discover our proud traditions and precious resources at Chesapeake Bay Gateways.
The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network united more than 150 parks, wildlife refuges, maritime museums, historic sites, and water trails across the Bay watershed. Visit them all and enjoy the full meaning of the Chesapeake story.
Let us be your guide. Take a map of these special places, talk to a travel counselor and explore your Chesapeake!
Visit us at www.baygateways.net or call 1-866-BAYWAYS.
Erected by Chesapeake Bays Gateways Network.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 38° 22.133′ N, 76° 57.633′ W. Marker is in Newburg, Maryland, in Charles County. It can be reached from Crain Hwy (Maryland Route 301) 0.1 miles south of Clifton Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12480 Crain Hwy, Newburg MD 20664, 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: Discover Southern Marylands Amazing Stories of Exploration, Hope, and Courage
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. John Wilkes Booth (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Find Your Chesapeake. The web address listed on the marker is obsolete. This is current web address for the marker. (Submitted on January 25, 2019.)
Additional commentary.
1. About the signage
This sign was included in the database before the guidelines became clearer.
— Submitted April 
17, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 22, 2019
2. Explore your Cheaspeake Marker and other markers.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2019. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 25, 2019, by David Lassman of Waldorf, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 25, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
