St. Thomas' Episcopal Parish
Here met St. Simon's Mission for African-Americans 1902-1964. Begun 1896 by the Willes family, church building moved here in 1902. Land, once part of John Eversfield's estate Hackthorne Heath, purchased by Susan Willes from the Hooe family. Pauli Murray, noted Episcopal priest, lived here 1921-1931. longest serving rector was Samuel H. White, 1934-1952. Croom Industrial and Agricultural Institute adjoined this property. Chapel and rectory deconsecrated and torn down in 1976. Cemetery lies south of this site.HM Number | HM1AOL |
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Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 9:21am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 347328 N 4290225 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.74753333, -76.75683333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 44.852', W 76° 45.41' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 44' 51.12" N, 76° 45' 24.60" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 301, 202, 410 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 14360-14496 St Thomas Church Rd, Upper Marlboro MD 20772, US |
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