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Ripley is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. [1] It was named after a local family, [ citation needed ] and has a large Baptist church. References
La Plata vicinity: part of the Tobacco Barns of Southern Maryland MPS: 12: La Grange: La Grange: October 22, 1976 : Maryland Route 6, west of U.S. Route 301: La Plata: 13: Linden: Linden: November 23, 1977 : North of Port Tobacco on Mitchell Rd.
Maryland Route 6 is the main east-west highway serving La Plata, following Port Tobacco Road and Charles Street through town. From La Plata, MD 6 heads west to Port Tobacco and continues east to Charlotte Hall. Maryland Route 225 follows Hawthorne Road westward from US 301 in La Plata, eventually reaching Maryland Route 210 near Indian Head.
Charles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 166,617. [1] The county seat is La Plata. [2] The county was named for Charles Calvert (1637–1715), third Baron Baltimore. The county is part of the Southern Maryland region of the state. [3]
Christ Church, Kent Island Stevensville 1880 church: 117 East Main St. 1996 church: 830 Romancoke Road Queen Anne's: Yes, 1631 Active parish Yes* *1880 church is on NRHP. Parish planted from Virginia; now in Episcopal Diocese of Easton: 09. Christ Church, La Plata Port Tobacco La Plata 112 East Charles St. Charles: Yes, 1683 Active parish No
Maryland Route 488 (MD 488) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as La Plata Road, the state highway runs 6.01 miles (9.67 km) from MD 6 in La Plata east to MD 5 near Bryantown. MD 488 is a connector between La Plata and eastern Charles County, including the town of Hughesville. The state highway was constructed in the mid-1930s.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Charles County, Maryland" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A small portion of the town's square incorporated in 1888 as Port Tobacco Village, [7] [8] a move that may have signaled an effort by the community to reverse its decline, but new communities eventually sprang up along the railway and prospered, including the town of La Plata which succeeded Port Tobacco as the county seat in 1895.