National Harbor in Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to Salubria

Photographed by Richard E. Miller

1. Welcome to Salubria Marker

Inscription.
This location, Salubria, was a historic site. It has intact archaeological evidence of Woodland Era Indian encampments from 1300-1600 A.D. The Piscataway–Conoy was one of the tribes that frequently inhabited the region. In 1687, Col. John Addison acquired acreage later called Oxon Hill, which he devoted to tobacco growing. Notably, during the Revolutionary War, John Hanson, one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress, died at Oxon Hill.

In 1830, John H. Bayne built a house called Salubria here on this land which had been carved from Oxon Hill. He was a prominent doctor, horticulturist, educator and politician. Bayne trained his slaves to assist him in the development of innovative methods to grow fresh produce for the nation’s new capital.

The multi-faceted Salubria story is presented in the Memorial Garden. At the Garden is a public memorial dedicated to the Emancipation of all enslaved people in Maryland on November 1, 1864. Also onsite is the Potomac River Heritage Visitors Center. It displays Salubria’s history of racial and economic developments and directs visitors to nearby historic houses, farms

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and historic St. John’s Broad Creek Church. Directions to the Gardens and Visitors Center are located on the mall directory.

Erected 2013 by The Peterson Companies and Tanger Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is November 1, 1864.

Location. 38° 47.734′ N, 77° 0.089′ W. Marker is in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is in the National Harbor. It can be reached from Oxon Hill Road (Maryland Route 414) just south of Tanger Blvd. Marker panels are in the northwest and southeast intersections of the open-air, pedestrian-only walkways in the Tanger Outlet Mall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6800 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill MD 20745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

Panel 1: Welcome to Salubria image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, November 29, 2013

2. Panel 1: Welcome to Salubria

Next to the fountain, at right, in Tanger Outlets, northwest intersection.

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: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); You Are Standing at Historic Salubria (about 600 feet away); John Hanson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Addison Family at National Harbor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Free African Americans of Oxon Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Front Door to Maryland History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. John H. Bayne of Salubria “Prince of Horticulture” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Salubria Changed the Future of the Potomac Valley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxon Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Judah and Resistance (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . .
1. Prince Georgian: "Salubria - A Maryland Plantation Home", by Pauline Collins (1992).

Tanger Outlets image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, December 25, 2013

3. Tanger Outlets

"National Harbor" - originally "Salubria"

. . . Tragedy struck the Bayne family in the 1830,s when Dr. Bayne's two sons, George and John, seven and five years of age, were poisoned by their young slave nursemaid, fourteen year old Juda (Judith). She also confessed to setting fire to Salubria in 1833 and the year before had poisoned the doctor's baby daughter, Catherine. She was tried and hanged in Upper Marlborough, thereby earning the dubious distinction of being the youngest female ever executed in American legal history. Dr. Bayne was not only a prominent doctor, but an active participant in horticulture and politics. He farmed his own land and his father's lands and is credited with taking the tomato out of the garden curiosity class and making it a field crop. He was also a close associate of Charles B. Calvert of Riverdale, and assisted him in the planning of the College of Agriculture at the University of Maryland. President Lincoln gave Dr. Bayne a commission as a high-ranking surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War. . . . Salubria was in good condition until the late 1970's. It caught fire in 1981 and is no longer occupied. The house and surrounding

Sketch by Sally V. Parker, 1989

4. Salubria

Close-up of image on marker

property were offered for sale and the family had hoped it would be purchased and restored by M-NCPPC. But in September of 1989, Ronald Cohan Investments announced development plans that included an office park and hotel north of historic Salubria. . . . (Submitted on December 31, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

2. Salubria PlantationTragedy. (Submitted on December 31, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. National Harbor, Maryland. - a "census-designated place" (resort community) under development on the site of the former Salubria Plantation. (Submitted on July 2, 2014, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. "National Harbor", Judith: ["Juda","Judah"]

Salubria<br>PG:80-2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan J. Pearl, April 1987

5. Salubria
PG:80-2

This April 1987 photo of Salubria by Susan J. Pearl appears in the National Register Eligibility form.

Salubria<br>6900 Oxon Hill Road image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress - HABS, May 12, 1936

6. Salubria
6900 Oxon Hill Road

John O. Bostrup’s photo of Solubria from the southeast was taken on May 12, 1936.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 9,222 times since then and 258 times this year. Last updated on April 23, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 16, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.