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

Mansueti Laboratory

146 Williams Street

 
 
Mansueti Laboratory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
1. Mansueti Laboratory Marker
Inscription.
Built in 1980 and dedicated in 1992 to honor Dr. Romeo Mansueti (1923-1964), a former CBL fishery scientist, naturalist, and biological illustrator.

This building is home to CBL's administrative offices. Housed within are the Business Offices, Department of Information Technology, the Safety Office and Shipping and Receiving.
 
Erected by Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducationScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.
 
Location. 38° 19.166′ N, 76° 27.235′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Williams Street just south of Charles Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 146 Williams 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
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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 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: Becker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Saunders 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); Solomons Island Bay Grasses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parish House (about 300 feet away); Swift House (about 300 feet away); Cory Hall (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.
 
Also see . . .  Estuaries and Coasts. Wikipedia article (Submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
Additional commentary.
1. Dr. Mansueti
Dr. Mansueti established Chesapeake Science, a peer reviewed scientific journal in 1960. It is now Estuaries
Mansueti Laboratory image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
2. Mansueti Laboratory
and Coasts
, the official journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation.
    — Submitted August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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