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Solomons in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Becker House

145 Charles Street

— Outreach classroom and guest apartments. —

 
 
Becker House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
1. Becker House Marker
Inscription. Built in 1924 by Clarence Davis as a general store operated by Gus, Sam and Hyman Becker; later converted to a laundromat. Acquired by CBL in 2000.
 
Erected by Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationIndustry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
 
Location. 38° 19.169′ N, 76° 27.218′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Charles Street just east of Williams Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 145 Charles Street, Solomons MD 20688, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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
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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: Saunders House (a few steps from this marker); Mansueti Laboratory (within shouting distance of this marker); Solomons Island Bay Grasses (within shouting distance of this marker); Parish House (within shouting distance of this marker); Bernie Fowler Laboratory (within shouting distance of this marker); R.V. Truitt Laboratory (within shouting distance of this marker); L. Eugene Cronin Laboratory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named L. Eugene Cronin Laboratory (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.
 
The Becker House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
2. The Becker House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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