Oraville in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
De La Brooke Manor
Surveyed July 28, 1630
Photographed by Shane Oliver, January 4, 2023
1. De La Brooke Manor Marker
First Lord of the Manor
Born London 1602; died Brooke Place, 1655
Erected 1934 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1602.
Location. 38° 26.082′ N, 76° 40.964′ W. Marker is in Oraville, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It is on New Market Turner Road (SR 6). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville MD 20659, 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: Three Notch Road (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Three Notch Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tobacco Barns (approx. 1.8 miles away); Three Notch Trail (approx. 2 miles away); Forest Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); Extending the Rail
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Photographed by Don Morfe, February 11, 2015
2. De La Brooke Manor Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 11, 2015
3. De La Brooke Manor Marker
Photographed by Lynn M. Fox, March 10, 2018
4. De La Brooke Manor Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,060 times since then and 213 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 10, 2018, by Lynn M. Fox of Mechanicsville, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
