Calvert County’s 300th Birthday edition of the Calvert Independent September 23, 1954

The “Calvert County, Maryland Tercentenary,” a 1954 bound edition of  clippings and sections of the September 23, 1954 Calvert Independent, can be found  in the reference section of all Calvert Library locations. 

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Calvert Independent 300 pg 23

  • (1930s-1954)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 22)
  • Hurricane of 1933 Brought Havoc and Ruin to Bayside Waterfronts
  • Highways System of Calvert County Improved by 1936
  • Negroes in Calvert County Always Treated Well
  • United States Navy and Marines Descended Upon County in 1942
  • Amphibious Training Base (ATB) at Dowell Established in 1942
  • ATB Has Disastrous Effects Upon Water Supply of Solomons
  • Navy Mine Test Station on Point Patience Established in 1942
  • Underwater Explosive Experiments Did Not Harm Fisheries of Patuxent
  • Patuxent Naval Air Test Center Constructed in 1941
  • Immigration of Navy Has Brought Great Changes to Calvert County
  • Amphibious Training Base, Closed in 1945, Bought by State of Maryland
  • Population of Calvert County Past, Present, and Future
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 22

  • (1890s-1920s)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 21)
  • Many Roads Built in Calvert County Up to 1899
  • Farm Buildings of Calvert county Unchanged Since Late 1800’s
  • Farming in Calvert County in 1900 Contributed Little to State
  • Great Dewey Dry Dock Tested in Drum Point Harbor in 1905
  • Solomons Island Bridge Rebuilt to Connect with Mainland in 1907
  • Forests of Calvert County Important Before World War I
  • Public Health Service for Sailors and Mariners Set Up in Solomons in 1892
  • German Passenger Liners Interned in Patuxent River
  • Calvert County Men in World War I Commemorated in Bronze at County Seat
  • Showboat Visited Solomons During 1920’s
  • High School Students Attended Classes in Motor Launch in 1920’s
  • Calvert County Towns Become More Accessible During 1930’s
  • Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Located at Solomons in 1922
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 21

  • (1860s-1890s)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 20)
  • Civil War Brought Changes in Calvert County From 1860 to 1865
  • Calvert County Attended Convention Concerning Registration Law in 1866
  • Village of Solomons Settled in 1867 by Captain Isaac Solomon
  • Shipbuilding Was an Important Industry After Civil War
  • “Spanish Mansion” at Drum Point Settled After Civil War
  • Oyster High-Jackers’ Activity in 1880’s
  • Calvert County Showed Definite Partisanship in Important Elections
  • 1867 Votes Cast for Governor of Maryland
  • Worked in Calvert County in 1882 Commercially
  • Prince Frederick was Swept by Fire in 1882 and County Records were lost
  • Map of Calvert County Area Quite Advanced in 1890
  • Solomons’ Suburb Started During the Johnstown Flood of 1889
  • Solomons was Incorporated in 1892, But it is Not Functioning as Such
  • Weather Station Set Up at Solomons By Dr. William Henry Marsh in 1892
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 20

  • (1812-1865)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 19)
  • British Marched into and Burned Washington D.C. from Patuxent Landing August 24, 1814
  • Miscellaneous Happenings During the War of 1812-1814
  • Roger Brooke Taney Announced His Anti-Slavery Decisions in 1818
  • Conditions of Calvert County from 1800 to 1840
  • Calvert County Tournaments Began About 1845
  • Calvert County Participated in Constitutional Convention in State in 1850
  • Prelude to the Civil War in Maryland
  • Calvert County Threatened by Confederates in Bay in 1861
  • Draft of 1862 Included Calvert County; No Volunteers from Calvert County
  • Recruiting Station for Negro Troops Set Up at Lower Marlboro, Calvert County
  • Calvert County was Against the Abolition of Slavery in 1864
  • Slavery Abolished in Maryland by Convention on April 27, 1864
  • Calvert County Votes Against Lincoln in Presidential Election in 1864
  • Sons of Calvert County Served in Many Battles Between 1863 and 1865
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 19

  • (1790s-1814)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 18)
  • Maps Beginning From 1735 to the Present Become More Accurate
  • Thomas John Claggett Made Bishop of Episcopal Church in 1792
  • Calvert County Justices Appointed in 1790
  • Roger Brooke Taney, Born in Calvert County, Left to Study Law in 1796
  • Miles Taney – John Magruder Duel Fought on Taney Place
  • Michael Taney Moves to Take Away Property Qualifications for Maryland Office
  • Election Districts of Calvert County Set in 1798
  • Years Preceding War of 1812 were Uneventful in County
  • Joseph Kent, Born in Calvert County, Helped in Formal Declaration
  • of War in 1812
  • Commodore Joshua Barney Made History in Patuxent River and
  • Calvert County in 1814
  • Engagement in St. Leonard’s Creek Began on June 1, 1814
  • Barney Fought Mild Engagements on June 7-9, 1814
  • Barney Scored Victory in St. Leonard Creek on June 10, 1814
  • Barney is Beset with Many Troubles While Blockaded in St. Leonard’s Creek
  • Blockade in St. Leonard’s Creek of Barney’s Flotilla on June 26, 1814
  • Calvert County Ravaged and Plundered After June 10, 1814 Naval Engagement
  • Barney Patrolled Upper Patuxent River Until August 20, 1814
  • Calvert County Courthouse Destroyed by British Between July 13 and 23, 1814
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 18

  • (1770s-1780s)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 17)
  • Calvert Countians Participate in the Continental Congress in 1774
  • Calvert County Contributes to a State Militia
  • End of Proprietary Rule in Maryland
  • Militia Organized in Calvert County County to Protect It From Danger
  • War in the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay During the Revolution
  • Independence and Statehood for Maryland
  • Rezin Beall Considered Unpopular Leader
  • Calvert Countians Helped to Pay Price for Liberty
  • Calvert County Prepared for Invasion by Lord Cornwallis in 1777
  • New Maryland Government
  • Thomas Johnson, First Maryland Governor, was Born in Calvert County in 1732
  • Calvert County Contributed Heavily to Expenses of War
  • Calvert County Helped to Feed Troops in 1780
  • Thomas Johnson Succeeded by Thomas Sim Lee in 1779
  • Americans Vessels Blockaded in Patuxent River in 1780
  • British Burned and Destroyed Rousby Hall and Other Calvert County homes in 1780
    Americans Captured British Vessel Off Patuxent Mouth in 1781
  • Benjamin Mackall’s Home Destroyed by British in 1783
  • State Constitution Drawn Up Beginning in 1784
  • Maryland Ratifies the Constitution in 1788
  • Thomas Gantt Helped Draft the Bill of Rights in 1789
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 17

  • (1720s-1770s)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 16)
  • First School in Calvert County was Academy at Lower Marlborough
  • Prince Frederick Became County Seat in 1725
  • Calvert Countians in the General Assembly in 1745
  • Merchandizing in the Patuxent River Area in 1745
  • Rousby Hall was One of Calvert County’s Famous Homes
  • Christopher Rousby, Thorn in Side of Third Lord Baltimore
  • Fitzhugh’s Strange Marriage Proposal to the Widow of John Rousby
  • Cosmo Mackenzie Settled on Calvert Cliffs in 1746
  • French Acadians Settle in Calvert County in 1755
  • Calvert County Contributed Little to the French and Indian Wars in 1754
  • Agriculture in Calvert County Before Revolution was Primitive
  • Socio-Economics of Calvert County Provided Little Prosperity
  • Living Conditions in Calvert County was Different from City Life
  • Calvert County Helps Boston After the Fire of 1760
  • Calvert Countians Became Disturbed by Further Taxes
  • Frederick, Sixth Lord Baltimore, Sold All His Plantations in
  • Calvert County in 1766
  • Calvert County Supports Charlotte Hall Academy Beginning in 1773
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 16

  • (1690s-1720s)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 15)
  • Capital Moved From St. Mary’s to Annapolis in 1694
  • Churches of Calvert County Began in 1691
  • Calvert County Associated With First Free School of Colony
  • Mail Route Passed Through Calvert County Beginning in 1695
  • Catholics Aid Calvert During Epidemic in 1696
  • Miscellaneous Happenings in 1699
  • Width of Roads in Calvert County Set at 20 Feet in 1704
  • Persecution of Catholics in Calvert County in 1704
  • Indented Servants in Calvert County
  • Negro Slaves in Calvert County
  • First Schools in Calvert County Legislated for in 1723
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 15

  • (1670s-1680s)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 14)
  • Augustine Herriman’s Map Includes Accurate Outline of County in 1670
  • Shipping in the Patuxent River in 1671
  • George Fox the Quaker Enters Patuxent River in 1672
  • Calvert County Physician Poisoned Governor and Legislators in 1678
  • Maidstone Home Built in 1678
  • Bond Castle Built About 1680
  • Emigration from Calvert County
  • First County Seat at Battletown, or Calverton, in 1683
  • Mary Taney Appeals for Spiritual Leaders in 1686
  • Michael Taney, Sheriff of Calvert County, and the Rebellion of 1689
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 14

  • Calvert County History (continued from page 13)
  • Expansion in Calvert County 1650-1675
  • Fish and Game Abounded in Calvert County
  • Fishing Rights
  • Court Days at Patuxent, Calvert County
  • Murder in Calvert County
  • First Jury of Women in the Maryland Colony
  • The Case of Doctor Lumbrozo
  • Woman Draws a Distorted Map of Calvert County
  • Meeting at the Patuxent in 1659 Averts War Between Maryland and
  • New Netherland
  • The Quakers in Calvert County in 1658
  • Mattapani in St. Mary’s County Closely Associated With county history
  • George Alsop’s Map is Published in 1666
  • Beginning of Highways in Calvert County
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 13

  • (1650s) (1820s Boundary Dispute Also Mentioned Briefly)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 11)
  • Supplementary Law Passed in 1823 to Further Settle Dispute
  • Claiborne Makes a Treaty with Hostile Indians
  • Claiborne Overthrows Governor William Stone in 1652 and 1654
  • Governor William Stone was Finally Forced to Lay Down His Power
  • First General Assembly of Maryland Under New Regime at
  • Preston-On-The-Patuxent
  • Transactions at Preston’ Home were Many and Varied
  • Warfare on the Site of Calvert County in 1655
  • John Hammond Seizes Official Records at Preston’s Home Early in 1655
  • Governor Stone’s Men Attacked Preston-On-The-Patuxent in 1655
  • Warfare on the Severn River Between the Catholics and Puritans in 1655
  • Lord Baltimore Finally Gets Back Government From Puritans in 1658
  • Richard Preston Remained a Public Figure in Affairs of the Colony
  • The Calvert Family, Namesake of Calvert County
  • The Earliest Calvert County Homes
  • Calvert Countians Clear and Cultivate Wooded Areas
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 11

  • (1649-1650s) (1820s Boundary Dispute Also Mentioned Briefly)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 9)
  • Preston-on-the-Patuxent Versus Charles Gift
  • Richard Preston Made Much History in Calvert County
  • Preston Made History in Maryland
  • Background to Puritan Versus Catholic Differences
  • Calvert County Founded in July, 1654
  • Name of “Patuxent County” Lasted Only About Four Years
  • Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties Engaged in Boundary
  • Dispute During 1820’s
  • Celebration Ad: Prince Frederick Department Store
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Calvert Independent 300 pg 9

  • Calvert History (continued from page 8)
  • Captain John Smith and the Indians in 1608
  • Early Exploration of Calvert County
  • Calvert Cliffs were Originally Called “Riccards Cliftes”
  • John Pory and Estinien Moll Visited Calvert County in 1621
  • John Pory Meets Hostile Indians
  • King of Patuxent Indians at Guest of Governor Leonard Calvert and
  • Sir John Harvey
  • William Claiborne Tries to Prejudice Patuxent Indians
  • Lord Baltimore Map Made in 1635 Shows Outlines of Calvert County
  • Clairborne’s Men are Participant in First Belligerent Action in
  • Patuxent River in 1635
  • Proclamation of Peace from St. Mary’s with Patuxent Indians in 1639
  • Father Andrew White Lives With Indians on Banks of Patuxent in 1639
  • Oldest House in Calvert County, “Cross Manor,” Built About 1643
  • Fort Constructed Near Patuxent River by Colonists
  • Puritans From Virginia Find Refuge in Maryland Colony
  • Robert Brooke Moved to Battle Creek Area in 1652
  • Activities at Preston-on-the-Patuxent: One of the Most Important
  • Chapters in the History of Calvert County