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The Thomas Stone National Historic Site, also known as Haberdeventure or the Thomas Stone House, is a United States National Historic Site located about 25 miles (40 km) south of Washington D.C. in Charles County, Maryland.
Charles County was created in 1658 by an Order in Council.There was also an earlier Charles County from 1650 to 1654, sometimes referred to in historic documents as Old Charles County, [6] [7] [8] which consisted largely of lands within today's borders but "included parts of St. Mary’s, Calvert, present-day Charles, and Prince George’s County". [9]
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 ...
Location of Charles County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Charles County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
NOAA, the State of Maryland, and Charles County jointly announced the creation of the sanctuary on July 8, 2019. [2] Following a mandatory wait for 45 days of U.S. Congressional session to pass after publication of the announcement in the Federal Register that day, [2] [7] the sanctuary's designation took effect on September 3, 2019. [6]
Mattawoman was the country estate of Colonel William Eilbeck, a wealthy planter and merchant, and his wife Sarah Edgar. [1] On 4 April 1750, Colonel Eilbeck's only child, 16-year-old Ann, married George Mason at Mattawoman.
Charles County, Calvert County, Dorchester County, and Wicomico County Part of the tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002 and Tornadoes of 2002 The 2002 La Plata tornado was an extremely powerful and fast-moving multi-vortex tornado that devastated the town of La Plata, Maryland , [ 3 ] killing 3 people and injuring 122 others.
Smallwood State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area located on Mattawoman Creek near Marbury, Charles County, Maryland. The state park preserves Smallwood's Retreat, the plantation home of former Continental Army officer and Governor of Maryland, Major General William Smallwood. The park's 984 acres (398 ha) include a ...