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St. Mary's County has the oldest documented sheriff's office in Maryland and one of the oldest in the United States. [11] In 1637, James Baldridge was appointed sheriff. Since 1776, sheriffs in St. Mary's County have been determined by election. Steven A. Hall is the current sheriff. He was sworn in on December 5, 2022.
Location of St. Mary's County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary's County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
Mary, Lady Somerset, sister-in-law of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore: 24,910: 611 sq mi (1,582 km 2) St. Mary's County: 037: Leonardtown: 1637: From unorganized territory. Was named Potomac County between 1654 and 1658. The Virgin Mary, first county named in a colony intended to be a haven for Catholics: 115,281: 611 sq mi (1,582 km 2 ...
Leonardtown is a town in and the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. [2] The population was 4,563 at the 2020 census.. Historic Leonardtown includes both a large public high school and a public middle school Leonardtown Middle School as well as a Catholic high school and an elementary school Leonardtown Elementary School, offices of the county government, and St. Mary's ...
St. Mary's City (also known as Historic St. Mary's City) is a former colonial town that was founded in March 1634, as Maryland's first European settlement and capital. [5] It is now a state-run historic area, which includes a reconstruction of the original colonial settlement and a designated living history venue and museum complex.
Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site is an archaeological site in St. Mary's County, Maryland.It is located at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station on a level terrace approximately 45' above sea level, less than 1000' south of the Patuxent River in an unused wooded/grassy tract.
California is a census-designated place and community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States.The population was 11,857 at the 2010 census, an increase of 27.4% from the 2000 census. [2]
The St. Mary's Sheriff's Office is one of the oldest documented sheriff's offices in the United States, starting with James Baldridge in 1637. As the county was established in 1634 along with Virginia's first eight counties, there most likely was a sheriff appointed at that time, however no documentation has been found prior to 1637.