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

Relax Awhile!

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2019

1. Relax Awhile! Marker

Inscription. While colonists kept the front yard relatively clean, archaeologists found tobacco pipe and drinking vessel fragments clustered in this area. A large tree perhaps stood here, and St. John's residents and visitors sat under it to relax, drink and smoke. The reconstructed paling fence you see around the yard stands in the same location where excavators found postholes and and narrow trenches from several generations of 17th-century fence lines.

[Caption:]
During the time period when St. John's served as an inn, the yard around the house may have seen activities similar to the ones in this 17th-century Dutch scene.

Erected by Historic St. Mary's City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 38° 11.393′ N, 76° 25.739′ W. Marker is in St. Mary's City, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Margeret Brent Way 0.1 miles west of Mathias De Sousa Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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47645 Margaret Brent Way, 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,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Entrance to St. John's Museum (here, next to this marker); Welcome to St. John's (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mary's College of Maryland (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stormwater Pond Habitat (about 600 feet away); Riverfront Habitat (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named St. Mary's College of Maryland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Margaret Brent Pilgrimage (approx. ¼ mile away); Maryland’s Pride and Glory (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2019

2. Relax Awhile! Marker

of all markers in St. Mary's City.

More about this marker. The use of "and and" at the end of the paragraph is verbatim from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.