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

Calvert County

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, June 14, 2024

1. Calvert County Marker

Inscription. Established as Patuxent County in 1654, it was given Lord Baltimore’s family name in 1658. Now the state's smallest county, it once encompassed most of Prince George’s County and parts of Anne Arundel and St. Mary’s counties. A narrow peninsula with the “Cliffs of Calvert” on the Chesapeake Bay side, the county slopes gently to the Patuxent River on the west. At the southern tip is the deep-water port of Solomons. Although Capt. John Smith explored the area in 1608, the county’s first permanent settlement was on St. Leonard's Creek c. 1640.

Erected by Calvert County Historical Society, Board of County Commissioners, 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 1654.

Location. 38° 41.47′ N, 76° 38.417′ W. Marker is in Owings, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is at the intersection of Southern Maryland Boulevard (Maryland Route 4) and Chaneyville Road, on the right when traveling south on Southern Maryland Boulevard. The marker is about 200 feet north of Chaneyville Road in the parking lot of the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Owings MD 20736, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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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,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A County in Ruin (within shouting distance of this marker); Smithville United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Harriet Elizabeth Brown (approx. 2.7 miles away); The First All Saints Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); All Saints Episcopal Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lower Marlboro Town (approx. 3.3 miles away); Town Ravaged (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Nottingham Schoolhouse (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Owings.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lower Marlboro (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. There is an identical marker at Visitor Center at the southern end of the county in Solomons at the intersection of Solomons Island Road and Lore Road.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007

2. Calvert County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,717 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2. submitted on November 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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