My Lady Sewall's Manor

My Lady Sewall's Manor (HM23C)

Location: Secretary, MD 21664 Dorchester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 36.617', W 75° 57.054'

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Central part of the house built shortly after grant of 2,000 acres in 1661 to Henry Sewall of London, Secretary of the province. He died in 1665. his widow, Jane, came to Maryland on the same ship as Governor Charles Calvert (afterwards 3d Lord Baltimore), whom she married in 1666. Early 18th century paneling from house is in Brooklyn, N.Y. Museum of Art. In 1720, Col. Henry Hooper bought 1,243 acres of this manor from Maj. Nicholas Sewall, adding land to Warwick Fort Manor.
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HM NumberHM23C
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Year Placed1975
Placed ByNational Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 6:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 417209 N 4273959
Decimal Degrees38.61028333, -75.95090000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 36.617', W 75° 57.054'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 36' 37.02" N, 75° 57' 3.24" W
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Area Code(s)410
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 103 Willow St, Secretary MD 21664, US
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