Captain John Smith Marker

Captain John Smith Marker is a monument in Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland. Captain John Smith Marker is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Avalon Dam, as well as near Lost Lake.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thomas Viaduct and Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Thomas Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

The Thomas Viaduct is a viaduct that spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay, Maryland and Elkridge, Maryland, USA. It was commissioned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; built between July 4, 1833, and July 4, 1835; and named for Philip E. Thomas Viaduct is situated 1 mile southeast of Captain John Smith Marker.

Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church

Church

Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church located at 7134 Montgomery Road in Elkridge, Maryland. The building was constructed in 1893. Gaines African Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1¼ miles south of Captain John Smith Marker.

Belmont Estate

Building

Photo: Scott218, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Belmont Estate, now Belmont Manor and Historic Park, is a former plantation located at Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland, United States. Founded in the 1730s and known in the Colonial period as "Moore's Morning Choice", it was one of the earliest forced-labor farms in Howard County, Maryland. Belmont Estate is situated 1 mile west of Captain John Smith Marker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elkridge and Relay.

Elkridge

Village

Photo: Scott Saghirian, CC BY 2.0.

Elkridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Elkridge is a rapidly growing area; between the 2010 and the 2020 census, the population had grown from 15,593 to 25,171.

Relay

Village

Photo: EikwaR, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Relay, Maryland, or Relay House, Maryland, was an important junction and rail stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, located 9 miles west of Baltimore, Maryland.

Arbutus

Town

Photo: Scott218, CC BY-SA 4.0.

South Baltimore is the entrance point for most visitors to the city, coming in off I-95 from the south, and home to one of the city's number one attractions—Fort McHenry, as well as both the Orioles and Ravens stadiums. Arbutus is situated 2½ miles northeast of Captain John Smith Marker.

Captain John Smith Marker

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.22779° or 39° 13′ 40″ north

Longitude

-76.72962° or 76° 43′ 47″ west

Open location code

87F567HC+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8539633813

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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