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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Charles County

 
Clickable Map of Charles County, Maryland and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Charles County, MD (167) Calvert County, MD (210) Prince George s County, MD (679) St. Mary s County, MD (403) Fairfax County, VA (745) King George County, VA (32) Prince William County, VA (720) Stafford County, VA (225) Westmoreland County, VA (115)  CharlesCounty(167) Charles County (167)  CalvertCounty(210) Calvert County (210)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(679) Prince George's County (679)  St.Mary'sCounty(403) St. Mary's County (403)  FairfaxCountyVirginia(745) Fairfax County (745)  KingGeorgeCounty(32) King George County (32)  PrinceWilliamCounty(720) Prince William County (720)  StaffordCounty(225) Stafford County (225)  WestmorelandCounty(115) Westmoreland County (115)
La Plata is the county seat for Charles County
Adjacent to Charles County, Maryland
Calvert County (210)  ►
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Stafford County, Virginia (225)  ►
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1 ► Maryland, Charles County, Accokeek — Piscataway Park
On Marshall Hall Road (Maryland Route 227) 0.1 miles north of River Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
2 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Archaeology Provides a Key to the History of Rich Hill —
Near Bel Alton Newtown Road 0.1 miles east of Rich Hill Farm Road, on the left when traveling east.
3 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Bel Alton High School —
On Robert S. Crain Highway (U.S. 301) just south of Irving Road, on the right when traveling south.
4 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — John Wilkes Booth —
On Bel Alton Newtown Road at Fairground Road, on the left when traveling east on Bel Alton Newtown Road.
5 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — John Wilkes Booth and David Herold —
On Bel Alton Newton Road at Wills Road, on the right when traveling north on Bel Alton Newton Road.
6 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Pine Thicket — "… the instrument of his punishment" — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of an Assassin —
On Bel Alton Newtown Road at Wills Road, on the right when traveling north on Bel Alton Newtown Road.
7 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill — The Fugitives Seek Shelter — John Wilkes Booth - Escape of an Assassin —
Near Bel Alton Newtown Road 0.1 miles east of Rich Hill Farm Road, on the right when traveling west.
8 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill
On Bel Alton Newton Road at Rich Hill Farm Road, on the left when traveling north on Bel Alton Newton Road. Reported missing.
9 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill Farm in the 19th Century: Samuel Cox and his Award-Winning Farm —
On Bel Alton Newtown Road just east of Rich Hill Farm Road, on the left when traveling east.
10 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill Farm in the 20th Century — The Garners, Tenant Farmers of Rich Hill — (1916 - 1920 and 1945 - 1954) —
Near Bel Alton Newtown Road east of Rich Hill Farm Road, on the left when traveling east.
11 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill Historic Site — Historic Preservation/Public Archaeology
Near Rich Hill Farm Road 0.1 miles north of Bel Alton Newtown Rd. Reported permanently removed.
12 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bel Alton — Rich Hill Through the Years —
Near Rich Hill Farm Road 0.1 miles Bel Alton Newtown Rd.
13 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Benedict —
On Prince Frederick (Maryland Route 231) at Benedict Avenue-Mill Creek Road connector, on the right when traveling south on Prince Frederick.
14 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — British Have Landed — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Benedict Avenue 0.1 miles south of Potomac Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Camp Stanton —
On Prince Frederick Road (Maryland Route 231) at Mill Creek Road/Bendict Avenue cut off, on the right when traveling east on Prince Frederick Road.
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16 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Camp Stanton — Training Post for USCT
Near Wilmott Drive, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
17 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Camp Stanton — Training Ground for Equality —
On Serenity Farm Road at Prince Frederick Road ( Route 231), on the right when traveling north on Serenity Farm Road.
18 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — Maxwell Hall —
On Prince Frederick Road (Maryland Route 231) at Teague's Point Road, on the right when traveling west on Prince Frederick Road.
19 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — On This Farm —
On Serenity Farm Road 0.1 miles north of Prince Frederick Road ( Route 231).
20 ► Maryland, Charles County, Benedict — The British are Coming — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail —
On Benedict Avenue at Potomac Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Benedict Avenue.
21 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — Boarman's Manor — 3,333 Acres —
On Olivers Shop Road 1.2 miles south of Leonardtown Road ( Route 5), on the left when traveling south.
22 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — Rev. Lawrence Anthony Bender, S.S. — November 14, 1924 – February 5, 2004 —
Near Olivers Shop Road (Maryland Route 232) 1.2 miles south of Leonardtown Road ( Route 5).
23 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — St. Mary’s Church —
On Olivers Shop Road (Maryland Route 232) 1.2 miles south of Leonardtown Road ( Route 5).
24 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — St. Mary’s Church and Cemetery — Mudd Meets Booth — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of An Assassin —
On Olivers Shop Road (Maryland Route 232) 1.2 miles south of Leonardtown Road ( Route 5).
25 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — Village of Bryantown — Commercial Center — John Wilkes Booth - Escape of an Assassin
On Trotter Road (State Highway 5), on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
26 ► Maryland, Charles County, Bryantown — Village of Bryantown — Commercial Center — John Wilkes Booth — Chasing Lincoln's Assassin —
On Trotter Road.
27 ► Maryland, Charles County, Cobb Island — Milestone in Radio History —
On Cobb Island Road (SR 254) at Potomac River Drive on Cobb Island Road (SR 254).
28 ► Maryland, Charles County, Cobb Island — Milestone in Radio History — December 23, 1900 —
On Neale Sound Drive at Cobb Island Road on Neale Sound Drive.
29 ► Maryland, Charles County, Cobb Island — Milestone in Radio History — Professor Frank Very —
On Neale Sound Drive at Cypress Drive on Neale Sound Drive.
30 ► Maryland, Charles County, Cobb Island — Milestone in Radio History — Reginald Aubrey Fessenden —
On Neale Sound Drive at Audrey Road on Neale Sound Drive.
31 ► Maryland, Charles County, Glymont — Saint Charles of Cornwallis Neck —
On Strauss Avenue at Milburn Place on Strauss Avenue.
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32 ► Maryland, Charles County, Hughesville — Begin Your Adventure —
Near Teagues Point Road 0.1 miles south of Fairfax Court.
33 ► Maryland, Charles County, Hughesville — Enemy Camp — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — War of 1812 —
On Serenity Farms Road.
34 ► Maryland, Charles County, Hughesville — Maxwell Hall — National Register of Historic Places — circa 1860 • House built 1768 • Renovations 1833 and 1980 —
Near Teagues Point Road 0.1 miles south of Fairfax Court.
35 ► Maryland, Charles County, Hughesville — Solid Ground — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — War of 1812 —
On Prince Frederick Road (SR 231).
36 ► Maryland, Charles County, Hughesville — Test of a New Nation —
Near Teagues Point Road 0.1 miles north of Fairfax Court.
37 ► Maryland, Charles County, Hughesville — War of 1812 — Benedict—Charles County, MD — Site of the First Foreign Invasion of the United States of America —
Near Teagues Point Road 0.1 miles south of Fairfax Court.
38 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — Araby —
On Hawthorne Road (Maryland Route 225) 0.4 miles east of Chicamuxen Road ( Route 224), on the right when traveling east.
39 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — Budds Ferry — ← One mile —
On Riverside Road (Maryland Route 224) at Budd's Ferry Place, on the left when traveling north on Riverside Road.
40 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — General Joseph Hooker U.S.A. —
On Chicamuxen Road (Maryland Route 224).
41 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — In Honor and Memory —
On Indian Head Highway (Maryland Route 210) at Lackey Drive on Indian Head Highway.
42 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — Navy Railroad — Historical Role in Our Nation’s Defense — Indian Head Rail Trail —
On Indian Head Rail Trail east of Mattingly Street.
43 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — Pomonkey High School —
On Metropolitan Church Road east of Laurel Acres Drive, on the right when traveling east.
44 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — Railroad at Naval Proving Ground — Indian Head Rail Trail —
Near Mattingly Avenue 0.2 miles south of Indian Head Highway ( Route 210), on the left when traveling south.
45 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — The Story — Indian Head Rail Trail —
Near Livingston Road (Maryland Route 224) 0.5 miles east of Hawthorne Road ( Route 225), on the left when traveling east.
46 ► Maryland, Charles County, Indian Head — The Village of Pomonkey —
On Metropolitan Church Road.
47 ► Maryland, Charles County, Ironsides — Durham Parish — Established 1692 —
Near Ironsides Road.
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48 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — “The Monastery” — First Carmel in U. S. — Founded October 15, 1790. —
On Mitchell Road at Mount Carmel Road, on the right when traveling north on Mitchell Road.
49 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Chandler's Hope — 2 miles →
On Robert S. Crain Highway (U.S. 301) at Old Stage Coach Road, on the right when traveling south on Robert S. Crain Highway. Reported missing.
50 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Christ Church Episcopal —
On East Charles Street (Maryland Route 6) at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on East Charles Street.
51 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Christ Church Port Tobacco Parish —
On East Charles Street (Maryland Route 6) at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on East Charles Street.
52 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Courthouse at Moore's Lodge —
On Crain Highway (US 301).
53 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Friendship House....one of Charles County's Oldest —
Near North Campus Drive west of Cross Campus Drive, on the left when traveling south.
54 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — From Creek to the College of Southern Maryland —
Near North Campus Drive west of Cross Campus Drive, on the left when traveling south.
55 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Honor Roll —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.
56 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Korean Conflict Memorial —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.
57 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — La Plata Elementary School —
On Willow Lane at Willow Lane South, on the right when traveling east on Willow Lane.
58 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — La Plata Train Museum — Town of La Plata, Maryland —
Near Kent Avenue north of Charles Street ( Route 6), on the left when traveling north.
59 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Lebanon / Grenada Conflict Veterans Memorial —
On Crain Highway (Route 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Myrtle Grove Game Refuge —
On Hawthorne Road (Maryland Route 225) at Myrtle Grove Road, on the right when traveling west on Hawthorne Road.
61 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Old Durham Church, Episcopal - 1692 —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) at Port Tobacco Road ( Route 6), on the right when traveling south on Crain Highway.
62 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Remembrance —
On Queen Anne Street at La Grange Ave on Queen Anne Street.
63 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Revolutionary War Patriots —
On East Charles Street (Maryland Route 6) at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on East Charles Street.
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64 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — September 11 Memorial —
On Baltimore Street 0.1 miles east of Church Street.
65 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Star Memorial Garden —
On Firehouse Alley 0.1 miles west of St. Mary's Avenue.
66 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Surgeon General Revolutionary Army — Dr. James Craik —
On Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6) 0 miles east of Walnut Hill Road, on the right when traveling east.
67 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — Vietnam Conflict Memorial —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.
68 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — War on Terror Memorial —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — World War I Enlisted Military Memorial —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling south.
70 ► Maryland, Charles County, La Plata — World War I Memorial —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north.
71 ► Maryland, Charles County, Marshall Hall — Marshall Hall —
On Marshall Hall Road (Maryland Route 227).
72 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — "Efton Hills" —
On Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6) 0.5 miles north of Grayton Lane, on the right when traveling north.
73 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Archeology Reveals Outbuildings — Archeological artifacts suggest the location of outbuildings behind the main house. —
Near Riverside Road (County Route 224) 1.1 miles south of Liverpool Point Road (County Route 426).
74 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Bald Eagle —
Near Friendship Landing Road 1.3 miles Ironsides Rd (County Route 425).
75 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Carroll Farmhouse & Cemetery —
On Poseytown Road at Special Place, on the right when traveling east on Poseytown Road.
76 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Friendship House…one of Charles County's Oldest —
Near Friendship Landing Road 1.3 miles Ironsides Rd (County Route 425).
77 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — General Daniel E. Sickles, U.S.A. —
On Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6), on the left when traveling east.
78 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Life Cycle of a House — Only brick remain from a house that was built, expanded, abandoned and dismantled over two centuries —
On Riverside Road (Route 224) 1.1 miles south of Liverpool Point Road (County Route 426).
79 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Mallows Bay — Wildlife Refuge from WWI Shipwrecks —
Near Wilson Landing Road 0.7 miles west of Riverside Rd.
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80 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Mallows Bay — Resting place of the Ghost Fleet — Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary —
On Wilson Landing Road 0.7 miles west of Riverside Road ( Route 224) when traveling west.
81 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Memories of Douglas Point — A lifelong resident recalls the history of this area from the Civil War to ghost stories. —
Near Riverside Road (County Route 224) 1.1 miles south of Liverpool Point Road (County Route 426).
82 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Minister's House, Family Farm — These chimneys once stood over a 19th-century farm owned by a minister and his family. —
Near Riverside Road (County Route 224) 1.1 miles south of Liverpool Point Road (Route 426).
83 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Mount Hope Church —
On Bowie Road at Gilroy Road, on the right when traveling south on Bowie Road.
84 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Mt. Hope Baptist Church —
On Gilroy Road north of Bowie Road, on the left when traveling north.
85 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Nanjemoy Baptist Church — Organized in 1793 —
On Baptist Church Road 0.3 miles east of Port Tobacco Road (Route 6) when traveling east.
86 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Points of Interest —
On Wilson Landing Road 0.8 miles west of Riverside Road ( Route 224), on the left when traveling west.
87 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Unique Environment — This area is home to a distinctive ecosystem, a long human history — and a community working to preserve its environment. —
Near Riverside Road (Route 224) 1.1 miles Liverpool Point Road (Route 426).
88 ► Maryland, Charles County, Nanjemoy — Washington's Farm — ← —
On Liverpool Point Road at Beaverdam Road, on the right when traveling east on Liverpool Point Road.
89 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — "Cliffton"
On Overlook Circle. Reported missing.
90 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — "Huckleberry" —
On Popes Creek Road 1 mile south of Crain Highway (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling south.
91 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — 300 Year Old Southern Red Oak — Circumference 15’7” — Height 72' • Spread 98' —
On Rock Point Road (Maryland Route 257) 0.1 miles east of Crain Highway (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling east.
92 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Cedar Point — → —
On Rock Point Road (Maryland Route 257) just east of Morgantown Road, on the right when traveling east.
93 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Christ Church — William and Mary Parish — 1690 —
On Rock Point Road (Maryland Route 257) 0.1 miles north of Morgantown Road, on the right when traveling north.
94 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Cliffton —
On Crain Highway (U.S. 301) near Cliffton Road, on the right when traveling south.
95 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Crossing the Potomac — Off into the Darkness — John Wilkes Booth – Escape of an Assassin —
On Popes Creek Road 3 miles south of Crain Highway (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling south.
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96 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Dents Meadow — One Mile → —
On Popes Creek Road 1.8 miles south of Crain Highway (U.S. 301).
97 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Discover Southern Maryland’s Amazing Stories of Exploration, Hope, and Courage —
Near Crain Hwy 0.1 miles south of Clifton Drive.
98 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — Explore your Cheaspeake —
Near Crain Hwy (Maryland Route 301) 0.1 miles south of Clifton Drive.
99 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — In Memory of Robert Crain — 1865-1928 —
Near Crain Hwy 0.1 miles south of Clifton Drive.
100 ► Maryland, Charles County, Newburg — John Wilkes Booth — Escape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay
Near Crain Highway (U.S. 301) 0.7 miles south of Rock Point Road ( Route 257). Reported permanently removed.

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