Newburg in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Keechland

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, November 15, 2015

1. Keechland Marker

Inscription. Part of large tract reserved as public land by Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Warrant issued 1667 to John Harrison for 600 acres of which 250 assigned to Thomas and Andrew Baker, called Harrison's gift. Colonel William Dent purchased in 1692. George Dent, his son, enlarged plantation to 1383 acres, naming it Prospect Hill. Seat of Dent family for 200 years. Manor house burned by British in 1781. Present house is 20th century, known as Keechland since 1918. Erected 1974 by National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors. Replaced 2014.

Erected 1974 by Maryland Historical Trust and Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1667.

Location. 38° 24.491′ N, 76° 59.457′ W. Marker is in Newburg, Maryland, in Charles County. It is on Popes Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newburg MD 20664, 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,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Dents Meadow (approx. half a mile away); Popes Creek Generating Plant (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crossing the Potomac

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); "Huckleberry" (approx. 1.3 miles away); Southern Charles County Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); 300 Year Old Southern Red Oak (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wolleston Manor (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bel Alton High School (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. "Cliffton" (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 11, 2015

2. Keechland Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 11, 2015

3. Keechland Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,136 times since then and 195 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 17, 2019, by David Lassman of Waldorf, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.