Solomons in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 2, 2025

1. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Marker

Inscription.
This anchor has a deep connection to the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory and to the family of our founder, Dr. Reginald Truitt. The anchor was one of several belonging to generations of seafaring Truitts. Capt. Peter Truitt, Reginald Truitt's grandfather, who was a Quaker sea captain during the Civil War era, and Capt. George W. Truitt, his son and Reginald Truitt's father. Both sailed the coastal waters between Nova Scotia, Canada and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Even Dr. Truitt went to sea as a teenager sailing between New York and Chincoteague. The Truitt family were also oyster "farmers" in the Maryland coastal bays in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Dr. Truitt brought the anchor with him when he founded CBL in 1925. For many years, the anchor stood in front of Beaven Hall near the steps leading to the pier. When Dr. Truitt retired in 1955, he took the anchor with him to his home on Kent Island. Upon his death in 1991, it passed to his children and grandchildren. The Truitt family donated it to CBL in 2019. It is emblematic of CBL mission, anchoring us to continuing our research on any aspect of the environment that

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affects the citizens of Maryland.

Erected by University of Maryland Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 38° 19.111′ N, 76° 27.234′ W. Marker is in Solomons, Maryland, in Calvert County. It can be reached from Williams Street north of Carls Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 Williams St, Solomons MD 20688, 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

CBL's anchor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 2, 2025

2. CBL's anchor

distance of this marker: Cory Hall (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Cory Hall (a few steps from this marker); Nice Hall (a few steps from this marker); Beaven Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Nice Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (within shouting distance of this marker); R.V. Truitt Laboratory (within shouting distance of this marker); Swift House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solomons.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 29 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.