Prince Frederick in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War Memorial
Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007
1. World War Memorial Marker
Bronze sculpture by Edward Berge (1876–1924) is approx. 6¼ feet tall and mounted on an 8 foot base.
George Armiger Solomon Barnes Wm T Dorsey Arck L Lore William N Marquess Thomas Osborne Reuben Pitcher Murray A Sherbert Irving R Stallings Harry Sunderland Charles W Tongue Alonzo Brown James Butler Wallace Curtis John Gross Thorton Gorman Joseph S Jones Benjamin Kent
Three hundred and fifteen patriots from this county answered the call for liberty and humanity.
Inscription on reverse:
This memorial is erected by the citizens of Calvert County to perpetuate the memory of their sons and daughters who made the supreme sacrifice and to those who served their country in the great World War: 1917 – 1918.
Erected 1920 by the Citizens of Calvert County.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 38° 32.322′ N, 76° 34.963′ W. Marker is in Prince Frederick, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Main Street (Maryland Route 765) 0.2 miles Church Street ( Route 231), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the lawn of the Calvert County
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Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Green (a few steps from this marker); Michael J. Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); War in the Chesapeake (within shouting distance of this marker); "O! say can you see " (within shouting distance of this marker); Panic in Prince Frederick (within shouting distance of this marker); Prince Frederick Library Firsts (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arthur Storer Planetarium (approx. 0.9 miles away); W. S. Brooks High School (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince Frederick.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 30, 2011
2. World War Memorial Marker (reverse)
Photographed by F. Robby, November 6, 2007
3. Calvert County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,134 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on July 30, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 11, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
