Coltons Point in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Clement's Hundred
This sycamore is the first of 500 new trees to be planted on this "precious spot of land" over the next few years. On October 3, 1993 the Honorable Louis L. Goldstein, Comptroller of the Treasury, State of Maryland, planted this tree on behalf of all Marylanders.
It is dedicated to our fellow Optimist and local historian Edwin W. Beitzell who on September 24, 1972 wrote about St. Clement's Island "the great virgin forests that Father Andrew White admired have disappeared with little or no thought of perpetuating a few trees for future generations.
In the fall of 1993 a group called St. Clement's Hundred did "heed his call"
Erected by The Optimist Club of the Seventh District, St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 24, 1972.
Location. 38° 12.512′ N, 76° 44.608′ W. Marker is in Coltons Point, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Point Breeze Road. The marker is on St. Clement's Island which has no
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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: St. Clement's Island (within shouting distance of this marker); Ancestral Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom to Worship (about 300 feet away); Trade Expands (about 400 feet away); Blackistone Lighthouse (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Blackistone Lighthouse (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Blackistone Lighthouse (about 500 feet away); Blackistone Lighthouse Bell Tower (about 500 feet away).
Other markers no longer nearby. "With a laudable and pious zeal for the propagation of the Christian faith" (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); " one of the pleasantest summer resorts on the Potomac" (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); A Target for Big Guns (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Shrinking Island (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Welcome to St. Clement's Island (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Blackistone Island Lighthouse (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
