Anchor

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019

1. Anchor Marker

Inscription. Five thousand pound anchor from the USS Valcour, a seaplane tender and a research vessel. Vessel was stripped for salvage at the U.S. Navy Ordinance Testing Station at Solomons in 1976. Anchor was originally aboard USS Portsmouth before being transferred to USS Valcour.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 38° 19.89′ N, 76° 27.938′ W. Marker was in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. It could be reached from the intersection of Solomons Island Road South (Maryland Route 2) and Thomas Johnson Road when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 14175 Solomons Island Road South, Solomons MD 20688, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Southern Maryland.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

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and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Perils along the Patuxent (within shouting distance of this marker); This Is A Sundial (within shouting distance of this marker); Calvert County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honor Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Volunteer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Drum Point Lighthouse (about 400 feet away); Founders of the Calvert Marine Museum (about 400 feet away); War in the Chesapeake (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Anchor (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Additional commentary.
1. Spelling on the marker
The spelling of Ordinance, rather than Ordnance, has been used verbatim on the

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019

2. Anchor Marker

marker.

— Submitted March 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.