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Oraville in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

De La Brooke Manor

Surveyed July 28, 1630

 
 
De La Brooke Manor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Shane Oliver, January 4, 2023
1. De La Brooke Manor Marker
Inscription.
Robert Brooke
First Lord of the Manor
Born London 1602; died Brooke Place, 1655
Commander of Charles County, 1650. President Provincial Council and acting Governor of Maryland 1652. Council met at "De La Brooke" 1662. Original manor house destroyed 1835.
 
Erected by State Roads Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraGovernment & Politics. 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. Marker 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Three Notch Road (approx. 1˝ 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 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Village of Mechanicsville (approx. 3.3 miles away); Veterans of Helen Memorial (approx. 4 miles away).
 
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De La Brooke Manor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, February 11, 2015
2. De La Brooke Manor Marker
De La Brooke Manor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, February 11, 2015
3. De La Brooke Manor Marker
De La Brooke Manor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Lynn M. Fox, March 10, 2018
4. De La Brooke Manor Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,880 times since then and 196 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.

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