Faulkner, Maryland
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| Faulkner | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Faulkner
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| Coordinates: 38°26′20″N 76°58′42″W / 38.43889°N 76.97833°WCoordinates: 38°26′20″N 76°58′42″W / 38.43889°N 76.97833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Charles |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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| GNIS feature ID | 584352 |
Faulkner is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.[1] It is home to the Loyola Roman Catholic retreat center<http://www.loyolaonthepotomac.com>. Near here, John Wilkes Booth, assisted by Thomas A. Jones of Huckleberry Farm, was rowed across the Potomac River into Virginia, a week after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. The community was called Lothair before being renamed for a local resident.
Landmarks include Mount Air, a Federal style house which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and Timber Neck Farm added in 1979.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faulkner, Maryland
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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