Hollywood in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rosedale
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
1. Rosedale Marker
An original grant in 1650 of 4000 acres to
Thomas Cornwaleys, Esq.
with Court Leet and Court Baron
"and all things belonging therunto
by law and custom of England"
Dedicated May 1972 by the National Society of Descendants of
Lords of the Maryland Manors, Inc.
Erected 1972 by Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1650.
Location. 38° 22.179′ N, 76° 31.258′ W. Marker is in Hollywood, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Rosedale Manor Lane 0.2 miles north of Steer Horn Neck Road. The Marker is in Greenwell State Park at 25420 Rosedale Manor Lane, Hollywood MD 20636. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hollywood MD 20636, 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, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Port of Entry (approx. one mile away); Tobacco's Impact (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sacred Space Project / Sankofa Bird (approx. 1.1 miles away); You are entering Historic Sotterley's Sacred Space / The Sankofa Bird (approx. 1.2 miles away); Middle Passage Site, Sotterley (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sotterley's Slave Cabin (approx. 1.2 miles away); War Hits Home (approx. 1.2 miles away); Food and Culinary Traditions at Sotterley (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hollywood.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sotterley's Remaining Slave Cabin (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
2. Rosedale House
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
3. Rosedale Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
4. Manor House sign
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
5. Rosedale Chapel
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
6. The Altar in Rosedale Chapel
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 6, 2013
7. Illuminated Bible in the Rosedale Chapel
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 991 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 8, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
