Charlestown Historic District

Charlestown Historic District is a national historic district at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It consists of a 150-acre portion of the town containing all known existing 18th century features.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Mary Annes Episcopal Church.

Saint Mary Annes Episcopal Church

Church

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St. Mary Anne's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church building located at 315 South Main Street in North East, Cecil County, Maryland. Built in 1742 of red brick in a rectangular shape to replace an earlier wooden church building on the site, it is the second parish church building for North Elk Parish, later known as St. Saint Mary Annes Episcopal Church is situated 2½ miles northeast of Charlestown Historic District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North East and Carpenter Point.

North East

Village

North East is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located between Philadelphia and Baltimore. As of the 2020 census, North East had a population of 4,085. North East is situated 2½ miles northeast of Charlestown Historic District.

Carpenter Point

Hamlet

Carpenter's Point is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Carpenter Point was the site of the first permanent settlement in Cecil County, established on July 20, 1658, when William Carpenter patented 400 acres of land called Anna Catherine Neck, abutting Bay Head Creek, now Principio Creek; Simon Carpenter was assigned this tract of land in 1662. Carpenter Point is situated 2½ miles southwest of Charlestown Historic District.

Principio Furnace

Hamlet

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Principio Furnace and village is in Cecil County, Maryland, 4 miles northeast of Havre de Grace. The Principio Iron Works were started here in 1719 by Joseph Farmer with British capital and an ironmaster, John England. Principio Furnace is situated 3½ miles west of Charlestown Historic District.

Charlestown Historic District

Type: Park
Description: park in Maryland, United States of America, United States of America
Categories: historic district, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.57345° or 39° 34′ 24″ north

Longitude

-75.9755° or 75° 58′ 32″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

87F6H2FF+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358241198

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=district

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4351042

Wikidata ID

Q5084221

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Johns Methodist Church and Charlestown Town Hall.

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