Greater Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Billingsley's Point
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 26, 2025
1. Billingsley's Point Marker
Colonel Thomas Hollyday bought the property from Billingsley's heirs in 1687. Hollyday. an influential man in political and business circles at Mount Calvert, built a house on the property. The building is long gone but archaeologists discovered traces of a wood framed building near the existing house. Research suggests this was the original Hollyday dwelling built in the 1660s. They believe it was Hollyday's house.
The large brick home at Billingsley was constructed in the 1740s, most likely by Dr. James Weems, who purchased it from Hollyday's son in 1740. The Weems family occupied Billingsley for the next 100 years.
An Indigenous Legacy
At Billingsley's Point, just across Western Branch from Mount Calvert, archaeologists have recovered thousands of Indigenous artifacts. These discoveries suggest that Native people first arrived in the region at least 13,000 years ago and continued to occupy the land until the arrival of Europeans in the 1600s. Recent excavations revealed a major settlement at Billingsley between about 4000 and 2000 BP.
The Patuxent and Mataponi tribes lived in villages called "Wighkawamecq" and "Coppahan" when Major John Billingsley was granted the land by Lord Baltimore in 1662. Archaeologists discovered that the Native
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1687.
Location. 38° 47.12′ N, 76° 42.879′ W. Marker is in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is in Greater Upper Marlboro. It is on Mount Calvert Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16801 Mt Calvert Rd, Upper Marlboro MD 20772, 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, 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: Mount Calvert Federal Period Plantation House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Calvert Manor (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); African-Americans at Mount Calvert (about 300 feet away); Explosive Scene (about 300 feet away); The War of 1812 and the Chesapeake Flotilla (about 300 feet away); Chesapeake Beach Railway (about 300 feet away); Mount Calvert, Early Town (about 600 feet away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Billingsley's Point (has been reported to have been replaced with this marker).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 26, 2025
2. Billingsley's Point Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 26, 2014
3. Anna I. Meloy and her son. Ralph Edward, 1928. The Meloys owned the property at the time.
Photo taken before major renovations to the house were completed.
(Close-up of photo from previous marker)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 26, 2014
4. Billingsley as seen from Mt. Calvert
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2025, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 28, 2025, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
