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

Battle Creek Cypress Swamp

2 miles

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, June 8, 2024

1. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Marker

Inscription. A Bald Cypress Reserve and amphibian sanctuary. One of the last remaining stands of Bald Cypress in Maryland, and the most northerly growth in the Country. Registered as a National Landmark, 1965.

Erected 1969 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Natural Features • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 38° 29.534′ N, 76° 35.394′ W. Marker is in Prince Frederick, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Grays Road 0.1 miles south of Sixes Road (Maryland Route 506), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prince Frederick MD 20678, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. John’s Holiness Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veitch’s Cove (approx. 2.7 miles away); One-Room School (approx. 2.9 miles away); School #7 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Prince Frederick Library “Firsts” (approx. 3.1 miles away); Panic in Prince Frederick

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(approx. 3.2 miles away); "O! say can you see…" (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince Frederick.

More about this marker. An arrow and “2 Miles” has been whited out on the marker, probably indicating that its original location was at the intersection of Solomons Island Road (MD 2/4) and Sixes Road (MD 506).

Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007

2. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Marker

Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007

3. Visitor Center

The entrance to the Visitor Center for the Battle Creek Cypress Swamp is located .1 miles south of the marker on Grays Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,664 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.