Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oxon Hill, Maryland
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Experience Salubria is a curated collective of historic facts that establishes Southern Prince George’s County as the front door to Maryland’s epic heritage. The collective within the Tanger Outlets National Harbor consists of four . . . — — Map (db m74970) HM
President of the United States in Congress assembled, 1781-2. Died November 15, 1783, at
"Oxon Hill"
1½ miles west of here. The original mansion house, built by the Addison family, was burned February 6, 1895. — — Map (db m46044) HM
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John Hanson
Honored Patriot of the American Revolution
[Picture of John Hanson and Seal of the "Sons of the American Revolution"]
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Born 3 April, 1721, Mullberry Grove, Charles Co., . . . — — Map (db m46045) HM WM
Dr. Samuel DeButts, his wife, Mary Welby DeButt, and their three children lived here in the early 1800s. The house and the property were both known as 'Mount Welby' then, in honor of her family.
The basic design of the house is the same as it . . . — — Map (db m244332) HM
This root cellar may not look much like a refrigerator. But in the 1830s, it was probably the closest thing the DeButts family had.
A good root cellar is damp, well ventilated, and very cool but never freezing. Like this one, most root . . . — — Map (db m48948) HM
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
First Filipino Saint
Born: Binondo, Manila, Philippines, 1600[?]
Died for the Faith: Nagasaki, Japan, 1637
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Spirit of the Living God Charismatic Community, Filipino Ministry and St. Columba Parish.
Dedicated, . . . — — Map (db m40715) HM
Born 332 in Tagaste, North Africa;
Died 387 in Ostia near Rome
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“My reason for wanting to live a little longer was to see you a Catholic Christian before I died.” ~ St. Monica
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Patroness of Mothers, Wives, Widows, Parents,
Difficult . . . — — Map (db m116340) HM
This antique machine is a sorghum mill. With a mill like this, a horse, plenty of sorghum stalks, an evaporating pan, and years of experience, you can make sweet sorghum syrup.
In the early 1900s, farm families used sorghum syrup like molasses . . . — — Map (db m194199) HM
“I cannot express to you the distress it has occasioned at the Battle of Bladensburg. We heard every fire. …Our house was shook repeatedly by the firing upon forts and bridges, and illuminated by the fires in our Capital.” Mary DeButts, . . . — — Map (db m48949) HM
Samuel DeButts was born in Ireland in 1756. He began a career as a doctor in England and there met and married his wife, Mary Welby, in 1785. Samuel’s medical practice was difficult, unprofitable, and kept the couple apart for weeks at a time. . . . — — Map (db m49056) HM
The buildings on this property are clues to the
lives of the people who lived here over the past
two centuries. Sixteen buildings stand on the main part of the property. They all say something about who lived here, the crops they grew, and the . . . — — Map (db m194286) HM
By his written account, the English Captain John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown settlement, was the first European to sail the Potomac, reaching Little Falls just north of Georgetown. His goal was to chart the Chesapeake Bay — and to record . . . — — Map (db m127730) HM
“I should not be surprised if Government persists in their determination to quarrel with England that we should experience all the horrors of civil discord.”
Letter of Mary Welby De Butts to her brother, Richard Earl . . . — — Map (db m49145) HM
In spring and summer, wheat and tobacco grow in this garden. These two plants alone tell an important part of the history of this farm.
Tobacco was the most valuable crop in the American colonies in the 1600s and 1700s. Planters such as John . . . — — Map (db m48947) HM
A 175-year-old brick stable is rare in this region. Most stables and barns built in Maryland in the 1800s were made of wood and had one story, not two. Brick buildings were more expensive to build, but lasted longer. When this stable went up, . . . — — Map (db m48943) HM
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Stained glass, clam, crab, and oyster mosaic
Installed March 2008
Original work commissioned and owned by National Waterfront LC
Cheryl Foster, Artist
Nicie Jones has been picking crabs at J.M. Clayton Co. . . . — — Map (db m127677) HM
[On front:]
America's Team Protecting Your Freedom
⭐ Duty ⭐ Honor ⭐ Country ⭐
[Plaque on side of stand:]
As the senior service member of the United States military, the Army sculpture is . . . — — Map (db m127675) WM
In addition to his very successful horticulture activities, Dr. Bayne provided leadership in other areas.
A Politician Who Evolved
In 1841, Dr. Bayne entered Maryland politics and was elected to the House of Delegates as a member of . . . — — Map (db m75411) HM
Original work commissioned and owned by National Waterfront LC
Installed March 2008
Brass, copper, aluminum
The skipjack is the Maryland State Boat and is a sailing dredge boat, it is the last of the working sailboats that harvest . . . — — Map (db m127708) HM
Only Black Slavery Was Legal in Maryland Maryland institutionalized the enslavement of Africans at the same time they were being shipped to this section of the Potomac Valley from St. Mary’s City, Port Tobacco, and Virginia. Indians and Whites . . . — — Map (db m75283) HM
Original work commissioned and owned by National Waterfront LC
Installed March 2008
Brass, copper, aluminum
This illustration pays tribute to the only father/son Triple Crown Winners, Gallant Fox (1930) and Omaha . . . — — Map (db m127674) HM
This location, Salubria, was a historic site. It has intact archaeological evidence of Woodland Era Indian encampments from 1300-1600 A.D. The Piscataway–Conoy was one of the tribes that frequently inhabited the region. In 1687, Col. John . . . — — Map (db m196312) HM
Following his 1827 marriage, Dr. John H. Bayne constructed a two story, columned, wood framed house a few feet from this marker. Over the years the house was expanded; the southward extension included a 5 by 18 foot, one-and-a-half story . . . — — Map (db m207812) HM
