Parole in Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hockley-in-the-Hole

Patented August 25, 1664

Photographed by F. Robby, December 30, 2003

1. Hockley-in-the-Hole marker at its previous location

This photograph shows it at approx. 38° 59.16′ N, 76° 33.648′ W, near Parole, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker was at the intersection of Defense Highway (Maryland Route 450) and Nichols Road, on the right when traveling west on Defense Highway

Inscription. Patented August 25, 1664, to Edward, Joshua, and John Dorsey, sons of Edward Dorsey who settled in Maryland in 1650. The patent was signed by Charles Calvert, then Lieutenant General, and later Third Lord Baltimore. This plantation has been the homestead of the Dorseys for over 300 years.

Erected 1964 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1650.

Location. 38° 59.218′ N, 76° 33.997′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is in Parole. It is on Defense Highway (Maryland Route 450). It is on Defense Highway between Nichols Road and the Annapolis Waterworks Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Annapolis Water Company (a few steps from this marker); The General’s Highway (approx. one mile away); Trunk of the Three Mile Oak (approx. 1.2 miles away); Iglehart (approx. 1.6 miles away); Camp Parole (approx. 1.6 miles away);

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You Are Here (approx. 2 miles away); Political Representation in Ward Three, Parole (approx. 2 miles away); Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 8,972 times since then and 420 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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