Calvert Village
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BruceS
N 39° 42.174 W 075° 58.869
18S E 415886 N 4395242
Historical marker commemorating a small village in northern Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM4CT4
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2008
Views: 19
Calvert Village
"40 acre grant from William Penn in 1701 on which present East Nottingham
Friends Meeting House built, 1724, with stone addition completed in 1752. Used
as an American Army hospital in 1778. Cross Keys Tavern built in 1744, was
mid-way on Old Baltimore-Philadelphia Pike. Village known as “East Nottingham”,
“Brick Meeting House”, and “The Brick” before post office adopted present name
in 1878. Lafayette’s Army camped in woods here April 12, 1781. White oak at old
crossroads ring-dated by Maryland Forest Service to c. 1661."
County (required): Cecil County
Location (required): Telegraph Road (southside) and Rosebank Road
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
More info about the site/marker (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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