Calvert, Maryland

Not to be confused with Calvert County, Maryland.

Calvert, Maryland
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°42′01″N75°58′57″W / 39.70028°N 75.98250°W / 39.70028; -75.98250
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Cecil
Elevation	456 ft (139 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21911
Area codes	410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID	589876 [1]

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

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The main historical reference in Calvert is the "East Nottingham Friends House" at this intersection.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

• Mary E. Ireland (1834-1927), author, translator
• Joseph Mendenhall (1920-2013), diplomat, was born in Calvert. ^[7]

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. "Calvert Village Marker". Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2008.
4. "Brick Meeting House". THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE.
5. "Brick Meeting House: Built of brick and an historic foundation". January 7, 2017.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
7. "Mendenhall (Joseph Abraham) papers". www.oac.cdlib.org.

External links

• Churchman History Archived March 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
• Brick Meeting House ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Historical Marker Database
• Calvert Village Archived October 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Historical Marker Database