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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.
St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, also known as St. Inigoes Church or The Cove Church, is a historic Catholic parish located in St. Inigoes, St. Mary's County, Maryland. [2] It is a direct descendant of Maryland's first Catholic chapel, in St. Mary's City, whose communicants formed the first nucleus of American Catholicism.
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 ...
The St. Mary's Beacon was a weekly newspaper published from December 13, 1839, to June 10, 1983, in Leonardtown, Maryland, U.S. [1] Its headquarters was originally located on Washington Street in Leonardtown, a building which was formerly the Old Town Tavern.
St. Richard's Manor is a historic home located at Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Flemish bond brick dwelling, with a steeply pitched gable roof, constructed before 1750 on the Patuxent River. Also on the property are two tobacco barns built about 1935, and a small pyramid-roofed concrete block pumphouse. [2]
Resurrection Manor was a historic home located near Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It was built amidst a 4,000-acre (16 km 2) farm granted to Thomas Cornwaleys in 1650. It was an example of early brick architecture in the United States dating from about 1660 to 1720.
Calvert Hall located at St. Mary's College of Maryland. Colleges in Southern Maryland include: The College of Southern Maryland, a two-year community college with campuses in Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's Counties [97] St. Mary's College of Maryland, a four-year public honors college in St. Mary's County with some graduate school offerings [98]