Calvert County Digital Library News Articles

• Human Side of Social Security
• Public Notices
• Calvert County History (continued from page 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

• (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

• (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

• (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

• (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

• (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

• (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

• (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

• (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

• 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

• (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

Celebration Ad: Calco Gas Corporation

• (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

Celebration Ad: County Trust Company of Maryland

• 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

• Pageant (continued from page 7)
• Scene 8 continued through Scene 10
• Calvert County History (continued from page 3)
• Indians of Calvert County
• Page 8 Photographs:
  • Prince Frederick Town Hall
  • Main Street, Prince Frederick
  • Local Court House
• Celebration Ad: Cox Motors

Pageant (continued from page 1)

Scene 1 through Scene 8

Celebration Ad: Warren Denton & Company

Celebration Ad: Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County

Celebration Ad: Southern Maryland Oil Company

• Calvert County History (continued from page 2)
• Forests
• Fisheries and Hydrography
• Page 3 Photographs:
  • In the Old Days of Prince Frederick
  • Scene of the Court House, Prince Frederick, Maryland
  • Scene of the Town Hall, Prince Frederick, Maryland
• Celebration Ad: Wm. Schluderberg- T.J. Kurdle Company

• Calvert County History (continued from page 1)
• Famed Calvert Cliffs
• History of Calvert was Influenced by the Physiographic Features
• Mineral Resources
• Water Resources
• Climate
• Agriculture
• Celebration Ad: Calvert Construction Company

• Introduction
• Sources of History
• What does the history of Calvert County Include?
• In the Beginning (Calvert County History)
• The Pageant of the “Cavaliers of Calvert”
• Front Page Photographs:
• -Prince Frederick Election Day
• -In the Old Days of Prince Frederick