CALVERT COUNTY (no. 2)
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N 38° 19.860 W 076° 27.957
18S E 371870 N 4243557
This historical marker is located across from the Visitors Center in Solomons, MD. There is room to park very close by or you can park in the Visitor Center's lot.
Waymark Code: WM45P5
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2008
Views: 33
CALVERT COUNTY
Established as Patuxent County in 1654, it was give 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 ti[ 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 a small parking area just in front of the sign itself.
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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