Lower Marlboro in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town Ravaged
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
| | War of 1812 | |
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015
1. Town Ravaged Marker
“They opened all the feather beds
broke the doors and windows out and so tore the houses to pieces inside as to render them of very little value”
Baltimore American & Commercial Daily Advertizer, June 20, 1814.
Battle Worn
Charles Ball, a former slave born in Calvert County, may have lived in Lower Marlboro. He was a cook with the U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla during both battles of St. Leonard Creek. Present at the Battle of Bladensburg, Ball later noted that the militia “ran like sheep being chased by dogs.”
(Inscription below the image in the lower right)
Characterization of Charles Ball by Keith Rocco.
Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.
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Location. 38° 39.346′ N, 76° 40.977′ W. Marker is in Lower Marlboro, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Lower Marlboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Owings MD 20736, 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: Lower Marlboro Town (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Up in Flames (approx. 1.3 miles away); Warships and Raids (approx. 2.1 miles away); Calvert County (approx. 3.4 miles away); A County in Ruin
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015
2. Town Ravaged Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Lower Marlboro (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015
3. Town Ravaged Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015
4. Town Ravaged Marker with the Patuxent River in the background
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 10, 2015
5. Invasive Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 15, 2016
6. Battle Worn
Charles Ball, a former slave born in Calvert County, may have lived in Lower Marlboro. He was a cook with the U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla during both battles of St. Leonard Creek. Present a the Battle of Bladensburg, Ball later noted the militia “ran like sheep being chased by dogs.” Close-up of photo on marker — Characterization of Charles Ball by Keith Rocco
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 15, 2016
7. Ravaging the Town
“They opened all the feather beds
broke the doors and windows out and so tore the houses to pieces inside as to render them of very little value.” — Baltimore American & Commercial Daily Advertiser, June 20, 1814Close up of Gerry Embleton image on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 934 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6, 7. submitted on May 19, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
