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St. Mary's City in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Margaret Brent Hall

1840 - 1951

 
 
Margaret Brent Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
1. Margaret Brent Hall Marker
Inscription.
St. Mary's Seminary Junior College
Erected as a faculty residence hall by the
General Assembly of Maryland

in tribute to
Mistress Margaret Brent

May 1, 1954

 
Erected 1954 by Maryland Society, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsColonial EraEducationWomen. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1954.
 
Location. 38° 11.205′ N, 76° 25.877′ W. Marker is in St. Mary's City, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Mill Field Drive 0.1 miles north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 47550 Mill Field Drive, Saint Marys City MD 20686, 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 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: Leonard Calvert (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mary's City (about 400 feet away); Maryland's First Capital (about 500 feet away); Margaret Brent Pilgrimage (about 600 feet away); Historic St. Mary's City (about 700 feet away); St. Mary's College of Maryland (about 700
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feet away); Maryland’s Pride and Glory (about 800 feet away); St. Mary's Female Seminary (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Mary's City.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other markers about Margaret Brent
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 4, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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