Historical Marker

Hockley-In-The-Hole

MD 450 (Defense Highway) north side, approximately 1500 feet west of Housley Road · Annapolis · Anne Arundel

Maryland marker

Inscription

Hockley-in-the-Hole Patented August 25, 1664 To Edward, Joshua, and John Dorsey, sons of Edward Dorsey who settled in Maryland in 1650. The patent was signed by Charles Calvert, then Lieutenant General, and later third Lord Baltimore. This plantation has been the homestead of the Dorseys for over 300 years.

Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 450 (Defense Highway) north side, approximately 1500 feet west of Housley Road
CityAnnapolis
CountyAnne Arundel
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.986667, -76.562500

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