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

Amphibious Training Base

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, July 17, 2024

1. Amphibious Training Base Marker

Inscription. This nation's first naval amphibious training base was established here at Solomons where between 1942 and 1945 some 68,000 sailers, marines, coast guardsmen, and soldiers were trained. They formed the major components of the amphibious forces which landed at Guadalcanal, North Africa, Sicily and Normandy. Ironically, some of those trained here at Solomons, Maryland, participated in the landings in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific.

Erected 1985 by Board of County Commissioners, Calvert County Historical Society, Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 38° 20.087′ N, 76° 27.217′ W. Marker is in Dowell, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Dowell Road 1.2 miles south of Solomons Island Road (Maryland Route 2/4), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dowell MD 20629, 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 distance of this marker: Former Pump House (approx. half a mile away); Former Commodore's Residence (approx. half a mile away); Wm. B. Tennison (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); This flagpole (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Business End of a Screwpile (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Drum Point Lighthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Wm. B. Tennison (approx. 0.6 miles away); Power Bateau (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dowell.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Drum Point Lighthouse (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by F. Robby, November 7, 2007

2. Amphibious Training Base Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,936 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 17, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2. submitted on November 10, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.