Charlotte Hall in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Charlotte Hall School
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 31, 2007
1. Charlotte Hall School Marker
Erected by the Maryland Historic Trust and the Maryland State Highway Administration.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1723.
Location. 38° 28.717′ N, 76° 46.533′ W. Marker is in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It is at the intersection of Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 5) and Charlotte Hall School Road, on the right when traveling south on Three Notch Road. It is at the St. Marys County Welcome Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlotte Hall MD 20622, 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 walking distance of this marker: No Match for British Might (within shouting distance of this marker); Maryland Begins Here (within shouting distance of this marker); Coole Springs of Saint Maries (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes C.S.N. (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Regarding Charlotte Hall School. Also known as the Charlotte Hall Military Academy, the school closed in 1976, long after this marker was erected. It is now the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. The Veterans Home provides assisted living and long-term care for Marylands veterans.
Also see . . . Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. (Submitted on April 8, 2007.)
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 31, 2007
2. Charlotte Hall School Main Gate
This gate is on Charlotte Hall Road, which parallels Route 5 one block east. It was the main road through town before the Route 5 bypass was built. Directly across the road is Coole Springs. The plaque on the left repeats this markers text, adding “Closed 1976.” The plaque on the right is the Cadet Pierre A. Mourthι Marker.
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 31, 2007
3. The White House
This gambrel-roofed 1803 building, restored in 1938, was a dormitory and classroom.
Photographed by Tom Fuchs, March 31, 2007
4. Major Burgee House
Now the St. Marys County Welcome Center, this house was originally built and named for Major Burgee, who became headmaster in 1938. It is staffed weekends year-round and every day in the summer. Stop in to pick up brochures and learn more about Southern Marylands tourist and historical attractions.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 31, 2007
5. Dent Chapel
This Victorial Gothic building was erected in 1884 in memory of the Reverend Hatch Dent, first headmaster of the school.
circa 1910
6. Dent Memorial Chapel, Charlotte Hall Military Academy, Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
Divided back, no postmark or series no.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 8,281 times since then and 92 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 8, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 6. submitted on March 7, 2015. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
