Cliffton

Cliffton (HM1YN)

Location: Newburg, MD 20664 Charles County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 22.312', W 76° 57.584'

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The home of Major Roderick G. Watson is two miles north of this marker. At the start of the Civil War many persons crossed the Potomac River to Virginia in this area. From 1862 to the end of the war, Thomas A. Jones served as a Confederate agent forwarding mail from the South to the North and Canada. Mary, daughter of Major Watson, hung a signal in a dormer window of Cliffton when it was not safe for the mail boat to cross from Virginia.
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HM NumberHM1YN
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Placed ByCharles County Civil War Centennial Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 8:36pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 328805 N 4248893
Decimal Degrees38.37186667, -76.95973333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 22.312', W 76° 57.584'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 22' 18.72" N, 76° 57' 35.04" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12189 US-301, Newburg MD 20664, US
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