Calvert, Maryland

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Coordinates: 39°42′01″N75°58′57″W / 39.70028°N 75.98250°W / 39.70028; -75.98250
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Elevation
456 ft (139 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21911
Area code(s) 410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID589876 [1]

Calvert is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States, approximately six miles east of Rising Sun.

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History

The community was named for George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. [2] The center of the village is the Cross Keys Inn (Cross Keys Tavern) that was established there in 1774. Directly next to the Cross Keys Inn (which is now a private brick residence), is the Calvert Elementary School, operated by Cecil County Public Schools. [3]

The main historical reference in Calvert is the "East Nottingham Friends House" at this intersection. William Smallwood, a general during the Revolutionary War, used this building as a hospital for a short time in 1778, and several soldiers who died at the hospital are buried on its grounds. [4] [5]

Attractions

The John Churchman House and Elisha Kirk House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]

Notable people

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References

  1. "Calvert". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 'Maryland Geography An Introduction,' James DiLisio, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland: 2014, p 15
  3. http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=1756
  4. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=1753
  5. https://www.cecildaily.com/our_cecil/brick-meeting-house-built-of-brick-and-an-historic-foundation/article_835cad76-694d-5d6b-8eff-e07275cc018d.html
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  7. Stanford University-Joseph Abraham Mendenhall papers-biographical sketch