Saint Thomas Manor

Historical marker location:

8855 Chapel Point Road, Port Tobacco, Maryland

( Marker is on Chapel Point Road, 4 miles south of Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1963

Maryland was founded as a Catholic colony: Maryland was founded by the English nobleman George Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore, in 1632. He envisioned Maryland as a haven for Catholics who faced persecution in England at the time. The colony's first settlement, St. Mary's City, was established in 1634.