Croom in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Simon's Episcopal Mission

Photographed by F. Robby, December 2, 2004

1. St. Simon's Episcopal Mission Marker

Inscription. One of three Episcopal congregations in southern Maryland created after the Civil War for African Americans. Founded ca. 1892 as a Sunday school by Rev. Francis P. Willes and his sisters. Later became a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Provided vocational training for blacks through the Croom Industrial and Agricultural Institute. Visited by Pauli Murray, first black female Episcopal priest. Chapel was demolished in 1976.

Erected 2001 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 38° 44.923′ N, 76° 45.602′ W. Marker is in Croom, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is at the intersection of Croom Road (Maryland Route 382) and St. Thomas Church Road, on the left when traveling south on Croom Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: Upper Marlboro MD 20772, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Enemy Bluff (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Thomas' Parish Church (about 300 feet away); Bishop Thomas John Claggett (about 600 feet away); St. Simon's Mission, 1896 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Croom (approx. ¾ mile away); Bellefields (approx. 0.9 miles away); Shaded Reprieve (approx. 2½ miles away); Eastern Bluebird (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Croom.

Also see . . . St. Simon's Episcopal Church Site and Cemetery, Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties.

Photographed by F. Robby, August 18, 2013

2. St. Simon's Episcopal Mission Marker

(Submitted on August 11, 2019.)

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 24, 2019

3. St. Simon's Episcopal Mission Marker

Viewing marker from the south with the St. Thomas Episcopal Parish Welcome sign in background.

Site of St. Simon's Mission image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, August 18, 2013

4. Site of St. Simon's Mission

The site of St. Simon's Episcopal Mission is .2 miles east of the marker, and also the location of another St. Simon's marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,778 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 17, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 7, 2013, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 11, 2019. 4. submitted on September 7, 2013, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.