List of Maryland state historical markers in Charles County

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This is a list of the Maryland state historical markers in Charles County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Charles County, Maryland by the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the MHT's database, are included below. There are currently 49 historical markers located in Charles County.[1]

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Marker title Image City Location Topics
300-Year Old Southern Red Oak Newburg, Maryland MD 257 (north side), 400 ft east of US 301
38°22′45.14″N 76°57′19.26″W / 38.3792056°N 76.9553500°W / 38.3792056; -76.9553500 (300-Year Old Southern Red Oak) 		[2]
Araby Mason Springs, Maryland MD 255 (west side), 0.3 miles southeast of MD 224
38°34′47.96″N 77°06′54.28″W / 38.5799889°N 77.1150778°W / 38.5799889; -77.1150778 (Araby) 		[3]
Benedict Benedict, Maryland MD 231 (south side) at Benedict Avenue
38°30′57.10″N 76°40′51.70″W / 38.5158611°N 76.6810278°W / 38.5158611; -76.6810278 (Benedict) 		[4]
Bryantown, Maryland Oliver Shop Road (east side) at Notre Dame Place
38°32′20.92″N 76°50′30.32″W / 38.5391444°N 76.8417556°W / 38.5391444; -76.8417556 (Boarman's Manor) 		[5]
MD 6 at Blossom Point Road
38°29′26.18″N 77°04′05.14″W / 38.4906056°N 77.0680944°W / 38.4906056; -77.0680944 (Brentland) 		[6]
Doncaster, Maryland MD 224 (west side) at Budd's Ferry Place
38°30′43.77″N 77°14′44.40″W / 38.5121583°N 77.2456667°W / 38.5121583; -77.2456667 (Budds Ferry) 		[7]
Benedict, Maryland MD 231 (south side) at Benedict Avenue
38°30′57.12″N 76°40′51.03″W / 38.5158667°N 76.6808417°W / 38.5158667; -76.6808417 (Camp Stanton) 		[8]
Morgantown, Maryland 13050 Rock Point Road, north of Morgantown Road
38°21′14.20″N 76°56′19.60″W / 38.3539444°N 76.9387778°W / 38.3539444; -76.9387778 (Cedar Point) 		[9]
La Plata, Maryland US 301 (west side) at Old Stagecoach Road
38°30′16.15″N 76°59′08.05″W / 38.5044861°N 76.9855694°W / 38.5044861; -76.9855694 (Chandlers Hope) 		[10]
La Plata, Maryland MD 6 (north side), at Church Street, west side
38°31′46.31″N 76°58′46.02″W / 38.5295306°N 76.9794500°W / 38.5295306; -76.9794500 (Christ Church Episcopal) 		[11]
Newburg, Maryland MD 257 (east side), 500 ft. north of Morgantown Road
38°21′13.24″N 76°56′20.50″W / 38.3536778°N 76.9390278°W / 38.3536778; -76.9390278 (Christ Church William and Mary Parish 1690) 		[12]
Pomfret, Maryland MD 227 (north side) at St. Joseph's Lane
38°35′06.57″N 77°01′28.44″W / 38.5851583°N 77.0245667°W / 38.5851583; -77.0245667 (Church of St. Joseph) 		[13]
Newburg, Maryland US 301 (east side) at Cliffton Drive
38°22′17.70″N 76°57′36.78″W / 38.3715833°N 76.9602167°W / 38.3715833; -76.9602167 (Cliffton) 		[14]
La Plata, Maryland US 301 at Springhill-Newtown Rd.
38°30′17.43″N 76°59′04.15″W / 38.5048417°N 76.9844861°W / 38.5048417; -76.9844861 (Courthouse at Moore's Lodge) 		[15]
Faulkner, Maryland Popes Creek Road (west side), 1.3 miles south of US 301
38°25′03.94″N 76°59′11.27″W / 38.4177611°N 76.9864639°W / 38.4177611; -76.9864639 (Dents Meadow) 		[16]
La Plata, Maryland MD 6 (south side), 50 ft. east of Walnut Hill Road
38°31′29.93″N 76°59′29.64″W / 38.5249806°N 76.9915667°W / 38.5249806; -76.9915667 (Dr. James Craik) 		[17]
St. Charles, Maryland MD 5 at St. Charles Parkway, southeast corner
38°36′51.92″N 76°52′53.50″W / 38.6144222°N 76.8815278°W / 38.6144222; -76.8815278 (Dr. Mudd's House) 		[18]
Nanjemoy, Maryland MD 6 (east side), 0.2 miles south of MD 425
38°26′14.62″N 77°11′58.57″W / 38.4373944°N 77.1996028°W / 38.4373944; -77.1996028 (Efton Hills) 		[19]
Pomfret, Maryland Captain Dement Drive (end), 0.5 miles west of MD 229
38°37′31.97″N 77°01′28.02″W / 38.6255472°N 77.0244500°W / 38.6255472; -77.0244500 (Eutaw) 		[20]
Doncaster, Maryland MD 6 (west side), at Clements Place, 0.7 miles south of MD 344
38°29′45.13″N 77°13′22.13″W / 38.4958694°N 77.2228139°W / 38.4958694; -77.2228139 (General Daniel E. Sickles, USA) 		[21]
Chicamuxen, Maryland MD 224 (north side), 1 mile east of MD 344
38°32′03.33″N 77°13′16.68″W / 38.5342583°N 77.2213000°W / 38.5342583; -77.2213000 (General Joseph Hooker USA) 		[22]
St. Charles, Maryland Dr. Samuel Mudd Road (west side), 0.4 miles south of Poplar Hill Road
38°36′33.35″N 76°49′26.90″W / 38.6092639°N 76.8241389°W / 38.6092639; -76.8241389 (Home of Dr. Samuel Mudd) 		[23]
Faulkner, Maryland Popes Creek Road (west side) at Loyola Retreat Road
38°25′32.13″N 76°59′04.80″W / 38.4255917°N 76.9846667°W / 38.4255917; -76.9846667 (Huckleberry) 		[24]
Indian Head Indian Head, Maryland MD 210, 100 ft. west of Poplar Lane, in median
38°36′04.95″N 77°08′49.71″W / 38.6013750°N 77.1471417°W / 38.6013750; -77.1471417 (Indian Head) 		[25]
John Wilkes Booth Bel Alton, Maryland Bel Alton Road at Fairgrounds Road, in grassy triangle
38°27′43.81″N 76°59′15.55″W / 38.4621694°N 76.9876528°W / 38.4621694; -76.9876528 (John Wilkes Booth) 		[26]
John Wilkes Booth and David Herold Bel Alton, Maryland Bel Alton Road at Wills Road, SE corner, by railroad tracks
38°27′46.83″N 76°59′08.92″W / 38.4630083°N 76.9858111°W / 38.4630083; -76.9858111 (John Wilkes Booth and David Herold) 		[27]
Newburg, Maryland Popes Creek Road (east side) at Keechland Drive
38°24′19.09″N 76°59′31.77″W / 38.4053028°N 76.9921583°W / 38.4053028; -76.9921583 (Keechland) 		[28]
La Plata, Maryland Willow Lane (north west side) at Milton M. Somers Middle School
38°31′27.98″N 76°58′09.70″W / 38.5244389°N 76.9693611°W / 38.5244389; -76.9693611 (La Plata Elementary School) 		[29]
Newburg, Maryland US 301 (north) south of Cliffton Drive
38°22′05″N 76°58′23″W / 38.36806°N 76.97306°W / 38.36806; -76.97306 (Laidler's Ferry) 		[30]
Marshall Hall Marshall Hall, Maryland MD 227 (east side), 1.4 miles northwest of Barrys Hill Road
38°40′55.12″N 77°05′47.46″W / 38.6819778°N 77.0965167°W / 38.6819778; -77.0965167 (Marshall Hall) 		[31]
Waldorf, Maryland US 301(west side), 0.15 mile south of Mattowoman Run
38°39′23″N 76°52′35.4″W / 38.65639°N 76.876500°W / 38.65639; -76.876500 (Mattawoman Run) 		[32]
Maxwell Hall Hughesville, Maryland US 231, 100 ft east of Teague's Point Road
38°31′55.71″N 76°44′08.46″W / 38.5321417°N 76.7356833°W / 38.5321417; -76.7356833 (Maxwell Hall) 		[33]
Cobb Island, Maryland MD 254 (Cobb Island Road) at Potomac River Drive
38°15′38.34″N 76°51′06.02″W / 38.2606500°N 76.8516722°W / 38.2606500; -76.8516722 (Milestone in Radio History) 		[34]
Port Tobacco, Maryland Chapel Point Road at Mulberry Grove
38°29′25.02″N 77°01′00.76″W / 38.4902833°N 77.0168778°W / 38.4902833; -77.0168778 (Mulberry Grove) 		[35]
Mason Springs, Maryland MD 225 (north side) at Myrtle Grove Road
38°32′57.04″N 77°05′02.88″W / 38.5491778°N 77.0841333°W / 38.5491778; -77.0841333 (Myrtle Grove Game Refuge) 		[36]
Port Tobacco Port Tobacco, Maryland MD 6 (south side), 100 ft. east of Chapel Point Road
38°30′59.06″N 77°01′01.55″W / 38.5164056°N 77.0170972°W / 38.5164056; -77.0170972 (Port Tobacco) 		[37]
Port Tobacco Port Tobacco, Maryland Port Tobacco Square at end of Commerce Street
38°30′40.08″N 77°01′12.99″W / 38.5111333°N 77.0202750°W / 38.5111333; -77.0202750 (Port Tobacco) 		[38]
Rich Hill Bel Alton, Maryland Bel Alton-Newton Road (north side) at Rich Farm Road
38°28′13.07″N 76°57′59.51″W / 38.4702972°N 76.9665306°W / 38.4702972; -76.9665306 (Rich Hill) 		[39]
Port Tobacco, Maryland Rose Hill Road (west side) at Betty's Delight Place
38°31′18.80″N 77°01′43.40″W / 38.5218889°N 77.0287222°W / 38.5218889; -77.0287222 (Rose Hill/Dr. Gustavus Richard Brown) 		[40]
Port Tobacco, Maryland Rose Hill Road (west side) at Betty's Delight Place
38°31′18.93″N 77°01′43.46″W / 38.5219250°N 77.0287389°W / 38.5219250; -77.0287389 (Rose Hill/Miss Olivia Floyd) 		[41]
Marbury, Maryland MD 224 (west side) at Stumpneck Road
38°32′12.79″N 77°11′49.35″W / 38.5368861°N 77.1970417°W / 38.5368861; -77.1970417 (Rum Point) 		[42]
Rison, Maryland MD 224 at Sweden Point Road
38°33′13.70″N 77°10′29.22″W / 38.5538056°N 77.1747833°W / 38.5538056; -77.1747833 (Smallwood's Home) 		[43]
Bel Alton, Maryland Chapel Point Road (south side), 1.8 miles west of US 301
38°27′56.13″N 77°01′26.56″W / 38.4655917°N 77.0240444°W / 38.4655917; -77.0240444 (St. Ignatius Catholic Church St. Thomas Manor) 		[44]
St. Mary's Church Bryantown, Maryland Oliver Shop Road (east side) at Notre Dame Place
38°32′18.92″N 76°50′29.59″W / 38.5385889°N 76.8415528°W / 38.5385889; -76.8415528 (St. Mary's Church) 		[45]
La Plata, Maryland Mitchell Road (east side) at Mount Carmel Road
38°33′23.24″N 77°00′22.20″W / 38.5564556°N 77.0061667°W / 38.5564556; -77.0061667 (The Monastery) 		[46]
The Retreat Port Tobacco, Maryland MD 6 at Poor House Road
38°30′29″N 77°02′40″W / 38.50806°N 77.04444°W / 38.50806; -77.04444 (The Retreat) 		[47]
Thomas Stone La Plata, Maryland MD 255 at Rose Hill Road, southeast corner
38°32′57.30″N 77°02′22.91″W / 38.5492500°N 77.0396972°W / 38.5492500; -77.0396972 (Thomas Stone) 		[48]
Nanjemoy, Maryland Liverpool Point Road at Beaverdam Road, southwest corner
38°27′16.92″N 77°13′02.92″W / 38.4547000°N 77.2174778°W / 38.4547000; -77.2174778 (Washington's Farm) 		[49]
Newburg, Maryland US 301 at MD 257 (Edge Hill/ Rock Point Roads), in median
38°22′47.18″N 76°57′25.97″W / 38.3797722°N 76.9572139°W / 38.3797722; -76.9572139 (Wolleston Manor) 		[50]

References[]

  1. ^ "Markers in Charles County". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "300-Year Old Southern Red Oak". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Araby". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Benedict". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Boarman's Manor". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Brentland". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Budds Ferry". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Camp Stanton". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Cedar Point". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chandlers Hope". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "Christ Church Episcopal". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "Christ Church William and Mary Parish 1690". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "Church of St. Joseph". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cliffton". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "Courthouse at Moore's Lodge". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "Dents Meadow". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  17. ^ "Dr. James Craik". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  18. ^ "Dr. Mudd's House". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Efton Hills". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Eutaw". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  21. ^ "General Daniel E. Sickles, USA". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  22. ^ "General Joseph Hooker USA". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  23. ^ "Home of Dr. Samuel Mudd". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  24. ^ "Huckleberry". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  25. ^ "Indian Head". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  26. ^ "John Wilkes Booth". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  27. ^ "John Wilkes Booth and David Herold". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  28. ^ "Keechland". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  29. ^ "La Plata Elementary School". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  30. ^ "Laidler's Ferry". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  31. ^ "Marshall Hall". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  32. ^ "Mattawoman Run". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  33. ^ "Maxwell Hall". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  34. ^ "Milestone in Radio History". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  35. ^ "Mulberry Grove". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  36. ^ "Myrtle Grove Game Refuge". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  37. ^ "Port Tobacco". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  38. ^ "Port Tobacco". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  39. ^ "Rich Hill". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  40. ^ "Rose Hill/Dr. Gustavus Richard Brown". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  41. ^ "Rose Hill/Miss Olivia Floyd". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  42. ^ "Rum Point". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  43. ^ "Smallwood's Home". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  44. ^ "St. Ignatius Catholic Church St. Thomas Manor". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  45. ^ "St. Mary's Church". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  46. ^ "The Monastery". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  47. ^ "The Retreat". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  48. ^ "Thomas Stone". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  49. ^ "Washington's Farm". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  50. ^ "Wolleston Manor". Maryland's Historical Markers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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