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unusual facts about Calvert County


Margaret Taylor

Born in Calvert County, Maryland, on September 21, 1788, the daughter of Walter Smith, a prosperous Maryland planter and veteran officer of the American Revolution, and Ann Mackall-Smith, "Peggy" was raised amid refinement and wealth.


Dowell, Maryland

Dowell is a small, rural unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland located immediately north of Solomons, Maryland.

Flags of counties of the United States

Several Maryland county flags, such as Calvert County, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, incorporate the coat of arms of the Calvert family in their designs, due to the design being featured in the Maryland state flag, and the Calvert family's prominence in Maryland history.

Louis L. Goldstein

All of Maryland Route 2/4 in Calvert County is named after Goldsteinwho always loved to pronounce it in its traditional "down-shore" way: "Caww--lll ---vert County"!

Solomons United Methodist Church

Solomons United Methodist Church is an historic United Methodist church building located at 14454 Solomon's Island Road, South, in Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland.

Southern Maryland

Arthur Storer, first astronomer in the American colonies and the original namesake for Halley's Comet, lived the latter part of his life in Calvert County.


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Joseph Kent

He was admitted to medical practice in Lower Marlborough, Calvert County in 1799 with a Doctor Parran, but ceased relations with Parran after a political disagreement in 1801.