Downtown in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cecilius Calvert

1606 1675

— Fovnder of Maryland —

Cecilius Calvert Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

1. Cecilius Calvert Marker

Inscription. Cecilivs Calvert Baron Baltimore of Baltimore in the Kingdom of Ireland•Absolvte Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon in America•Who on November 13, 1633 with the co-operation and assent of the first Colonists, proclaimed in England•And on March 25th, 1634, established in the Palatinate of Maryland for the first time in the English speaking world Freedom of Religious Worship according to any Christian Form•and separation of Church and State•

Erected under the auspices of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland November 21, 1908 De Courcy Wright Thom being the Governor of the Society.

Erected 1908 by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 17.443′ N, 76° 36.828′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Downtown. It is on Saint Paul Street (Maryland Route 2), on the right when traveling south. at the west door of the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse, between East Fayette Street and East Lexington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baltimore MD 21202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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

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this marker: Baltimore City Courthouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle Monument (about 400 feet away); The Equitable Building (about 400 feet away); Discover Baltimore: The Monumental City (about 400 feet away); The Lenore (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The Battle Monument (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The Battle Monument (about 400 feet away); Old Post Office (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Equitable Building (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Cecilius Calvert. Archives of Maryland, (Biographical Series) (Submitted on October 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

2. Celebrating Lord Baltimore's City. Monumentally Speaking by Christopher T. George (Submitted on October 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

2. Cecilius Calvert Marker

This inscription by De Courcy Wright Thom is on the back (east side) to the pedestal.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

3. Cecilius Calvert Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

4. Cecilius Calvert Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

5. Cecilius Calvert Marker

Cecilius Calvert image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

6. Cecilius Calvert

Silent film star Francis X. Bushman is said to have modeled for Albert Weinert's statue of Cecil Calvert.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

7. Cecilius Calvert

by Albert Weinert, 1908.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

8. Cecilius Calvert Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

9. Cecilius Calvert Marker

at the west door of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse

A. Weinert Sc. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 27, 2015

10. A. Weinert Sc.

Albert Weinert's signature on his 1908 Statue of Cecil Calvert.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on October 2, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.