St. Clement's Island
To this island in March 1634, Governor Leonard Calvert and the first Maryland colonists came in the vessels Ark and Dove. Here they took possession of the Province of Maryland, erected a cross of Maryland wood and celebrated the Holy Sacrifice. Here they first brought to the new world those principles of religious liberty which have been the chief glory of this state.
Marker can be reached from Point Breeze Road 0.2 miles from Colton Point Road (Maryland Route 242).
Courtesy hmdb.org
