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Coventry Parish Ruins are the remnants of a historic Episcopal church located at Rehobeth, Somerset County, Maryland. Coventry Parish was one of the original 30 Anglican parishes in the Province of Maryland established when Maryland's legislators established the Church of England as the colony's government-supported religion in 1692. [2]
MD 6: St. Mary's: Yes, 1655 Active parish Yes In Calvert County until 1695; now in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington: 02. All Hallows Church, South River: All Hallows' or South River Edgewater 3604 Solomon's Island Road MD 2: Anne Arundel: Yes Active parish Yes 03. All Hallows, Snow Hill: Snow Hill Snow Hill 109 West Market St. Worcester: No ...
Within Maryland the county is the default unit of local government. Under Maryland law, counties exercise powers reserved in most other states at the municipal or state levels. [4] Many of the state's most populous and economically important communities, such as Bethesda, Silver Spring, Columbia, and Towson are unincorporated and receive their ...
Rehobeth is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. [1] It is located at the east end of Old Rehobeth Road, off Rehobeth Road, on the bank of the Pocomoke River. Caldicott, Coventry Parish Ruins, and Rehobeth Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2]
William Stevens, an influential Somerset County citizen and member of the established Church of England (attending at the nearby Coventry Parish Ruins) issued a call to the Reverend Francis Makemie (1658–1708), an Ulster Scots clergyman who arrived in the colony and became known as the "Father of American Presbyterianism." [2]
The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area was established in the National Heritage Area Act in 2022. [83] The National Heritage Area helps preserve and promote destinations in four counties. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] The National Heritage Area was officially designated in 2023.
Port Republic is a small, rural unincorporated community located at the crossroads of MD routes 2/MD 4, MD 264, MD 509, MD 765, and Parkers Creek Road in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. It is approximately five miles south of Prince Frederick , the county seat of Calvert County.
Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties (a region known as Southern Maryland), as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, who from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023 was House Majority Leader.