Near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Port Tobacco
Photographed by Richard White, April 21, 2007
1. Port Tobacco
Erected 1976 by the St. Columba Lodge No. 150 A.F & A.M. Replaced and relocated 1976.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1682.
Location. 38° 30.806′ N, 77° 1.54′ W. Marker is near Port Tobacco, Maryland, in Charles County. It is on Maryland Route 6. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Tobacco MD 20677, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Port Tobacco Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Port Tobacco: A Maryland Mosaic (approx. 0.3 miles away); On to Yorktown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Port Tobacco: Commerce (approx. 0.3 miles away); Port Tobacco: Conspiracy & the Plot to Assassinate President Lincoln (approx. 0.3 miles away); a
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More about this marker. A. F. & A. M. stands for Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Also see . . .
1. Port Tobacco Historic District, Maryland's Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
2. Port Tobacco Historic District, Maryland's National Register Properties. (Submitted on January 17, 2019.)
Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, April 28, 2007
2. Rebuilt and restored court house at Port Tobacco
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, March 14, 2015
3. Historic Port Tobacco Village, which is one mile west of marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2007, by Richard White of La Plata, Maryland. This page has been viewed 6,336 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on January 17, 2019, by David Lassman of Waldorf, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on April 21, 2007, by Richard White of La Plata, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 13, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 3. submitted on January 17, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
