Near Rison in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Smallwood's Home
Photographed by M. A. Pimentel, March 9, 2008
1. Smallwood's Home Marker
Erected 1936 by School Children of Charles County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 38° 33.236′ N, 77° 10.468′ W. Marker is near Rison, Maryland, in Charles County. It is at the intersection of Chicamuxen Road (Maryland Route 224) and Sweden Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Chicamuxen Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2750 Sweden Point Road, Marbury MD 20658, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, 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: Rich Resources (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake (approx. 0.7 miles away); Join the Adventure (approx. 0.7 miles away); Christian Temple Manor (approx. 0.7 miles away); General Smallwood's Gravesite (approx. Ύ mile away); Explore your Chesapeake (approx. 0.8 miles away); Rum Point
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Also see . . .
1. Smallwood State Park, Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
2. William Smallwood Papers at Maryland State Archives. (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
Photographed by M. A. Pimentel, March 9, 2008
2. Smallwood's Home Marker
Photographed by M. A. Pimentel, March 9, 2008
3. Gravesite of General Smallwood.
Smallwood's Retreat, in the background, was the colonial home of General William Smallwood.
Photographed by Jacqui Chalifoux, May 13, 2008
4. Smallwood's Retreat House
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 18, 2017
5. Smallwood House Interior: Dining Room
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 18, 2017
6. Smallwood House Interior: Withdrawing Room
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2008, by M. A. Pimentel of Waldorf, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,649 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2008, by M. A. Pimentel of Waldorf, Maryland. 4. submitted on June 30, 2010, by Jacqueline White of Williamsburg, VA - Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on August 5, 2019. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
