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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Charles County, Maryland
La Plata is the county seat for Charles County
Adjacent to Charles County, Maryland
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On Marshall Corner Road (Maryland Route 227) at St. Joseph's Way, on the left when traveling east on Marshall Corner Road.
The eighteenth century merchant who died in 1804 is buried here. He willed his modest wealth to establish free schools for the education of poor children in this section of Charles County where he worked as a peddler and storekeeper for many years. . . . — — Map (db m6234) HM
On Blossom Point Road at Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6), on the right when traveling east on Blossom Point Road.
Birthplace of Acting Brigadier General Joseph Lancaster Brent, C.S.A. (1826-1909). He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department during the Civil War and took part in the siege of Vicksburg. — — Map (db m7216) HM
On Chapel Point Rd near Between St. Ignatius Church and Pisces Ln.
Site of county recreational facilities from the early 1900s to 1962, at the confluence of the Potomac and Port Tobacco Rivers. Originally a resort for St. Thomas Manor, steamboats brought passengers from Washington DC for the day. Opened to the . . . — — Map (db m40335) HM
On Port Tobacco Road (County Route 6) at Port Tobacco Road & Howard Drive on Port Tobacco Road.
Born 1723 on "Coates Retirement" Plantation. Held the office of Charles County Justice, 1749-1764. Appointed 1760 to commission on Pennsylvania and Delaware boundary dispute, resulting in the Mason-Dixon boundary settlement. Moved to Annapolis by . . . — — Map (db m128614) HM
Near Rose Hill Road, 1.7 miles north of Port Tobacco Road.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
“Passing along the coast, searching every inlet, and bay, fit for harbours and habitations…”
Captain Johns Smith, describing his explorations of the Chesapeake region . . . — — Map (db m120538) HM
Near Rose Hill Road, 1.7 miles north of Port Tobacco Road.
This park is dedicated to Thomas Stone, one of the four Maryland signers of the Declaration of Independence and is a great place to learn more about our nation's history. It's also a great place to learn more about nature or just hang with friends . . . — — Map (db m120509) HM
John Hanson
1715 - 1785
President of the United States
In Congress Assembled
1781 - 1782
was born at Mulberry Grove
April 14, 1715
Erected by the VASA Order of America. — — Map (db m94218) HM
Near Chapel Point Road, on the right when traveling east.
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander’s hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . — — Map (db m1104) HM
Upon arrival of French forces in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1780, Baron Ludwig von Closen, a captain in the Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment, was selected by General Rochambeau as one of his aides-de-camp. Closen accompanied Rochambeau on most of his . . . — — Map (db m62756) HM
The Indian village of Potobac, visited in 1608 by Capt. John Smith, occupied this site. County Seat of Charles County, 1658 - 1895. Washington visited here frequently. Site of St. Columba Lodge No. 11 A. F.& A. M., chartered April 18, 1793. — — Map (db m128824) HM
In this center of Confederate activity, at the Brawner Hotel, Detective Captain William Williams unsuccessfully offered Thomas Jones $100,000 reward for information that would lead to the capture of John Wilkes Booth. — — Map (db m128825) HM
On Commerce Street, 0.1 miles west of Chapel Point Road, on the right when traveling west.
On this ground, two cultures — Indian and European — confronted one another. Here a commercial town and government center grew, declined, grew again, and declined again. Residents raised supplies for the Continental Army and, . . . — — Map (db m142892) HM
Near Commerce St, 0.1 miles west of Chapel Point Road.
During the 17th century, local Indians often traded corn and deerskins to colonists for knives, steel needles, kettles, cloth, and beads. By the early 18th century, while most colonists dispersed across the countryside to farm the land, a . . . — — Map (db m128936) HM
Near Commerce Street west of Chapel Point Road when traveling west.
Port Tobacco was the home and place of business of George Atzerodt. Although he failed to murder Vice President Andrew Johnson, he was convicted and executed for his role in the plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Part . . . — — Map (db m128954) HM
On Chapel Point Road, 0.5 miles Aries Road, on the right when traveling west.
Above the icy waters of Port Tobacco Creek, flames swept through the halls of Saint Thomas Manor Complex.
The chimney fire of December 1866 gutted the complex, leaving a skeleton of smoldering brick walls. But local Jesuit churches and schools . . . — — Map (db m129126) HM
On Rosehill Road at Rose Hill Manor Place, on the right when traveling south on Rosehill Road.
Home of Miss Olivia Floyd, Confederate agent, and her brother Robert Semmes Floyd, C.S.A. killed in action. Both are buried in St. Ignatius Church Yard two miles south. — — Map (db m39523) HM
On Rosehill Road at Rose Hill Manor Place, on the right when traveling south on Rosehill Road.
Home of Dr. Gustavus Richard Brown who lies buried here. He was a close friend of George Washington and was one of the physicians in attendance at his death. — — Map (db m128826) HM
On Chapel Point Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Manor Land was acquired in 1649, under Lord Baltimore's "Conditions of Plantation." The Chapel was built probably in 1662, the manor house in 1741. Bishop Carroll laid the cornerstone of the present church in 1798. Here occurred in 1805 the viva . . . — — Map (db m70788) HM
On Chapel Point Road, 4 miles south of Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6), on the right when traveling east.
4000 acres in Portobacco Hundred surveyed 25 October 1649 for Thomas Matthews, Esq., “to have hold use and enjoy within the said mannor a court leet and court baron with all to the said courts or either of them belonging by the law or custome . . . — — Map (db m1196) HM
On Chapel Point Road, 4 miles south of Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6).
Dating from 1662 the oldest continuously active parish in the United States. Founded 1641 by Father Andrew White, S.J., who named Chapel Point. Present church built 1798. St. Thomas Manor has been a Jesuit residence since its erection in 1741. — — Map (db m128828) HM
Near Commerce St, 0.2 miles west of Chapel Point Road.
You are standing near the site of the last jail associated with the County Courthouse at Port Tobacco. The jail was built in 1860 and was demolished in 1906. Imagine a two-story brick building with a slate roof. Each floor had two cells or rooms . . . — — Map (db m128924) HM
On Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6) at Poorhouse Road, on the right when traveling west on Port Tobacco Road.
Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer’s home.
First President of the Maryland
Senate 1777-81. Close friend of
George Washington
who visited here June 3rd, 1763. — — Map (db m1235) HM
Near Rose Hill Road, 0.6 miles south of Wembly Place, on the right when traveling south.
For almost four centuries, the Stone family of Maryland has contributed its talents and skills to the colony, the state, and the nation in its various capacities.
From a signer of the Declaration of Independence to two governors of Maryland, to . . . — — Map (db m142895) HM
On Chapel Point Road, 0.5 miles west of Aries Road, on the left when traveling west.
A working farm provided a refuge for religion at the cost of freedom for enslaved laborers.
The history of Saint Ignatius Church reaches back to the English colony of Maryland. Lord Baltimore, the colony's founder, recruited Jesuit priests to . . . — — Map (db m129121) HM
On Hawthorne Road at Ropse Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on Hawthorne Road.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Member of Congress 1775-1784. One time its presiding officer. He lies buried at his home “Haber de Venture” one mile south. — — Map (db m1002) HM
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Member of Congress
Placed by the Maryland State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
July 4, 1978 — — Map (db m94358) HM
On Port Tobacco Road, 1.7 miles north of Port Tobacco Road.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
This unique trail is designed for you to experience by boat. It is America’s first waterway national historic trail and includes more than 3,000 miles explored by Captain John Smith. . . . — — Map (db m120541) HM
On Chapel Point Rd, 0.5 miles west of Aries Road, on the right when traveling west.
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
This unique trail is designed for you to experience by boat. It is America’s first waterway national historic trail and includes more than 3,000 miles explored by Captain John Smith. . . . — — Map (db m135485) HM
Near Rose Hill Road, 0.5 miles south of Wembly Place, on the right when traveling south.
This property was the home of Thomas Stone, one of the Maryland signers of the Declaration of Independence. As a member of the Continental Congress, Stone also helped draft the Articles of Confederation that would ultimately lead to the creation of . . . — — Map (db m142893) HM
1000 acres in Chingamuxon Hundred, Charles County, Maryland patented 1 September 1659 to Thomas Allanson Gent, who was granted by Cecilius, Lord Baltimore, the Sovereignty of a Lordship with privileges of Court Baron and all things belonging . . . — — Map (db m98204) HM
On Sweden Point Road, 0.9 miles east of Chicamuxen (County Route 224).
Welcome to a Chesapeake Bay Gateways, a place that celebrates the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Discover here, and at other Gateways, the Chesapeake's proud traditions and precious resources.
The Chesapeake . . . — — Map (db m129129) HM
Near Sweden Point Road, on the right when traveling south.
General William Smallwood
A hero of the American Revolution
and a native of Maryland
Commissioned Colonel in 1776
Brigadier General in 1777
Major General in 1780
Elected Governor of Maryland in 1785
Died February 14, 1792
Erected . . . — — Map (db m128793) HM
On Sweden Point Road, 1 mile Chicamuxen Road (Route 224).
Captain John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1600s seeking precious metals and a passage to Asia. He traveled the James, Chickahominy, and York rivers in 1607, and led two major expeditions from Jamestown in 1608. Smith and his . . . — — Map (db m135465) HM
On Sweden Point Road near Chicamuxen Road (Route 224).
Explore the places Englishman John Smith traveled in the early 1600s. Learn about the thriving American Indian communities he encountered and imagine the bountiful Chesapeake he observed. Experience the natural and cultural richness that exists . . . — — Map (db m135466) HM
John Smith and his crew spent a month exploring the Potomac River in 1608, during the first voyage through the region. Smith mapped the town of Pamacocack at the mouth of the Mattawoman Creek.
This powerful creek with its teeming diversity still . . . — — Map (db m98210) HM
On Chicamuxen Road (Maryland Route 224) at Stump Neck Road, on the right when traveling south on Chicamuxen Road.
A landing on Mattawoman Creek used from December, 1861 to March, 1862 to unload supplies for a brigade of New Jersey troops encamped nearby. — — Map (db m6082) HM
On Chicamuxen Road (Maryland Route 224) at Sweden Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Chicamuxen Road.
One mile from here lived Gen. Wm. Smallwood, commander of the Maryland troops which saved Washington’s Army at Long Island. Governor of Maryland from 1785 to 1788. Washington visited here in 1786. — — Map (db m6081) HM
On Dr. Samuel Mudd Road (Maryland Route 232) near Poplar Hill Road (Maryland Route 382).
This house was the home of Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd and his wife, Sarah Frances Dyer. Early on the morning of April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth arrived here with a companion, David E. Herold, and asked Mudd to set Booth’s broken leg. Afterward, as . . . — — Map (db m921) HM
On Dr. Samuel Mudd Road (Maryland Route 232) south of Poplar Hill Road (Maryland Route 382).
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . — — Map (db m922) HM
On Old Washington Road (Maryland Route 925) north of Billingsley Road, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the men and women
who served their country in times
of war and peace
All gave some
Some gave all
[Reverse:]
A special thanks to the families
that gave support and served their
God during times of war and . . . — — Map (db m133752) WM
On Captain Dement Drive at Bensville Road (Maryland Highway 229) when traveling west on Captain Dement Drive.
Home of Captain William Fendlay Dement. 1st Maryland Artillery, C.S.A. He served with distinction at Seven Pines, Second Manassas, Cedar Run, Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, Appomattox, and Sharpsburg. Buried at Pomfret. — — Map (db m39521) HM
On Leonardtown Road (Maryland Route 5) near Mattawoman - Beantown Road (Maryland Route 5).
Dr. Mudd set the broken leg of Wilkes Booth who escaped from Washington after Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865. Dr. Mudd was tried and imprisoned on Dry Tortugas Island. — — Map (db m8932) HM
This Stadium is Dedicated in Memory of John Thomas Parran, Jr.
1926—2006
Athlete, Legislator, Statesman, Mentor, and Friend
Citizen of Charles County and Southern Maryalnd
Pitcher for the Indian Head Indians
Charles—St. Mary's League . . . — — Map (db m129877) HM
On Crain Highway, 0 miles south of Mattawoman Beantown Road (Maryland Route 205), on the right when traveling south.
Named for the Mattawoman Indians who had a fort and town in this locality. In 1670 Governor Charles Calvert presented to their king, maquata, a medal with the likeness of his father, Cecilius, second Lord Baltimore, on one side and a map of Maryland . . . — — Map (db m24543) HM
Near Theodore Green Boulevard, 0.4 miles west of Crain Highway (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west.
The Naval Base, known as The Naval Proving Ground, was established in the town of Indian Head in 1890. Its main purpose was to test guns, powder fuses and other naval ordnances as well as producing smokeless powder. The Naval Proving Ground played . . . — — Map (db m98544) HM
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