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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 ...
St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall, constructed in 1892, is a historic building located in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland.. The Hall, an excellent example of an African American multi-purpose building, served as a meeting place, social and political center, and house of worship for African Americans living in a segregated society.
Park Hall, which was first surveyed in 1640 by Thomas Gerrard, is Maryland's second oldest community after the nearby St. Mary's City, which was established in 1634 as the Maryland Colony was formed. The name of Park Hall is derived from Gerrard's residence, Porke Hall Freehold. [3]
Bishop Capers chose the property because of its “beautiful situation and dignity.” [3] He wanted to create an environment for Saint Mary's Hall students that was “attractive and inspiring.” [4] In 1925, Saint Mary's Hall was incorporated as a non-profit educational institution with an independent self-perpetuating Board of Trustees.
St. Mary's Feast which celebrates the birth of Mother Mary is the most important festival celebrated in the basilica and is attended by 500,000 people. [ clarification needed ] Held in the month of September, the festivities go on for 10 days culminating in a grand chariot procession on the last day. [ 6 ]
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.
The building was built in the medieval style between 1340 and 1342 and much altered and extended in 1460. [1]The guildhall originally served as the headquarters of the merchant guild of St Mary, [2] and subsequently of the united guilds of the Holy Trinity, St Mary, St John the Baptist and St Katherine, [3] which merged in 1392.
Stonyhurst St Mary's Hall (commonly known as S.M.H.) is the preparatory school to Stonyhurst College. It is an independent co-educational Catholic school, for ages 3–13, founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).