CALVERT COUNTY (no. 1)
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N 38° 41.473 W 076° 38.403
18S E 357365 N 4283787
This historical marker is on the property of the Calvert County Welcome Center in Owings, MD, just off of Route 4.
Waymark Code: WM48H7
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2008
Views: 39
CALVERT COUNTY
Established as Patuxent County in 1654, it was given Lord Baltimore's Family name in 1658. Now the state's smallest county, it once encompassed most of Prince George's and Parts of Anne Arundel and St. Mary's counties. A narrow peninsula with the "Cliffs of Calvert" on the Chesapeake Bay side, the county slopes gently to the Patuxent River on the west. At the southern tip is the deep-water harbor of Solomons. Although Capt. John Smith explored the area in 1608, the county's first permanent settlement was on St. Leonard's Creek c. 1640.
Calvert County Historical Society
Board of County Commissioners
and
Maryland Historical Society
County (required): Calvert County
Location (required): There is plenty of room to park in the lot of the welcome center.
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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