Historical Marker

All Hallows Church

MD 2 (Solomon's Island Road) west side, at Brick Church Road, southeast corner · Birdsville · Anne Arundel

Maryland marker

Inscription

All Hallows Church All Hallows Parish, South River, one of the original thirty parishes created by law in 1692 when the Anglican Church was established in Maryland. The present early Georgian Church was built c. 1730. Several prominent London Town merchants are buried in the churchyard. Mason Locke Weems (rector 1784-90), early biographer of George Washington, originated the legend of the cherry tree.

Maryland Historical Trust Maryland State Highway Administration

Location

AddressMD 2 (Solomon's Island Road) west side, at Brick Church Road, southeast corner
CityBirdsville
CountyAnne Arundel
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.910389, -76.580389

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