Near Port Republic in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christ Church

(Episcopal)

— 1672 —

Christ Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, June 25, 2024

1. Christ Church Marker

Inscription. One of the original parishes of the Province of Maryland and Calvert County’s oldest continuously worshipping congregation, Christ Church began with a log church standing as early as 1672. Christ Church parish, 1692, included all the land south of Hunting Creek. The present church dates from 1772.

Erected 1966 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1672.

Location. 38° 29.638′ N, 76° 32.207′ W. Marker is near Port Republic, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Broomes Island Road (Route 264) 0.4 miles south of Solomons Island Road (Route 2 / 4), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Republic MD 20676, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: One-Room School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); School #7 (about 500 feet away); Veitch’s Cove (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Garden of Remembrance (approx. 2.3 miles away); Turning Point (approx. 2.3

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miles away); The St. Leonard Polling House (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Leonard Polling House and Garden of Remembrance (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle Creek Cypress Swamp (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Republic.

Photographed by F. Robby, June 25, 2007

2. Christ Church Marker

Christ Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 7, 2007

3. Christ Church

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 16, 2013

4. Christ Church

Date Plaque above the Door<br>Christ Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 16, 2013

5. Date Plaque above the Door
Christ Church

1772-1881
1906

Christ Church Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 16, 2013

6. Christ Church Sign

1672 † 1692
Christ Church
Episcopal
Sundays 8:30 & 10am

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 2,355 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 22, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.