Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Charles, Maryland
La Plata is the county seat for Charles County
St. Charles is in Charles County
Charles County(150) ► ADJACENT TO CHARLES COUNTY Calvert County(153) ► Prince George's County(644) ► St. Mary's County(297) ► Fairfax County, Virginia(709) ► King George County, Virginia(22) ► Prince William County, Virginia(660) ► Stafford County, Virginia(213) ► Westmoreland County, Virginia(103) ►
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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
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
Dedicated to the men and women
who served their country in times
of war and peace
All gave some
Some gave all
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A special thanks to the families
that gave support and served their
God during times of war and . . . — — Map (db m133752) WM