Project Description

  • 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