Calvert, Maryland
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Calvert, Maryland is a small area about 6 miles east of Rising Sun, Maryland. Using the Intersection of 272 and 273 in Maryland, head south on 272 until you reach Brick Meetinghouse Road on the right, make a right here and follow this road until it turns into Calvert Road at the top of the hill.
The center of the town is the Cross Keys Inn (Cross Keys Tavern) that was established there on the old Post Road (which is now Calvert Road) in 1774. The Post Road was the main road that ran in between Philadelphia and Baltimore during Revolutionary times. Directly next to the Cross Keys Inn (which is now a private brick residence), is the Calvert Elementary School, belonging to the Cecil County, Maryland Board of Education.
The main historical reference in Calvert, Maryland is the "East Nottingham Friends House" at this intersection. William Smallwood a revolutionary war General used this building as a hospital for a short time in 1778. Several of the soldiers who died at this hospital are buried outside the building.
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