Town Ravaged

Town Ravaged (HM1J7B)

Location: Owings, MD 20736 Calvert County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 39.346', W 76° 40.977'

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Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

— War of 1812 —

A British force of about 160 Royal Marines and 30 Colonial Marines (former slaves) took Lower Marlboro on June 15, 1814, without and resistance. Occupying the town overnight, they burned warehouses full of tobacco, stole a schooner, livestock, and poultry, and captured a civilian named J. W. Reynolds. Thirteen slaves escaped with them.
"They opened all the feather beds...broke the doors and windows out and so tore the houses to pieces inside as to render them of very little value"Baltimore American & Commercial Daily Advertizer, June 20, 1814.
Battle WornCharles Ball, a former slave born in Calvert County, may have lived in Lower Marlboro. He was a cook with the U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla during both battles of St. Leonard Creek. Present at the Battle of Bladensburg, Ball later noted that the militia "ran like sheep being chased by dogs."
(Inscription below the image in the lower right) Characterization of Charles Ball by Keith Rocco.

Details

HM Number	HM1J7B
Series	This marker is part of the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail series
Tags	War Of 1812
Historical Period	19th Century
Historical Place	Town
Marker Type	Other
Marker Class	Historical Marker
Marker Style	Interpretative Marker / Sign
Placed By	National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 at 9:01am PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	31N E 166021 N 0
Decimal Degrees	38.65576667, -76.68295000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 38° 39.346', W 76° 40.977'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	38° 39' 20.76" N, 76° 40' 58.62" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	443, 301, 410
Can be seen from road?	No
Is marker in the median?	No
Closest Postal Address	At or near 3941 Lower Marlboro Rd, Owings MD 20736, US
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