Faulkner, Maryland
Faulkner, Maryland | |
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Faulkner Location within the state of Maryland | |
Coordinates: 38°26′20″N 76°58′42″W / 38.43889°N 76.97833°WCoordinates: 38°26′20″N 76°58′42″W / 38.43889°N 76.97833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Charles |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 584352 |
Faulkner is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.[1] It is home to the Loyola Roman Catholic retreat center.[2] Near here, John Wilkes Booth, assisted by Thomas A. Jones of Huckleberry Farm, was rowed across the Potomac River into Virginia, a week after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. The community was called Lothair before being renamed for a local resident.
Landmarks include Mount Air, a Federal style house which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and Timber Neck Farm added in 1979.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faulkner, Maryland
- ^ "Loyola on the Potomac – A Jesuit Retreat House in Faulkner, MD". Loyola on the Potomac - A Jesuit Retreat House in Faulkner, MD -. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Charles County, Maryland
- Unincorporated communities in Maryland
- Charles County, Maryland geography stubs