Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. is a family owned and operated funeral service located conveniently in downtown La Plata serving all of Charles County and surrounding areas for 5 generations that is dedicated to helping families of all...
Funeral Homes in Port Tobacco, MD
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Port Tobacco.
Zip codes in the city: 20677.
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Pope Funeral Homes was established in 1920 by the late Alexander S. Pope, Sr. Our first location was at 315 15th Street S.E. Washington D.C. Mr. Pope, Sr. was a licensed professional from the former Echols Mortuary College in Philadelphia. Mr....
Everly Funeral Homes have been helping families for more than 150 years. We take great pride in serving the families of our community. The reputation of the Everly firms is well-known throughout Northern Virginia, and the Everly family and staff...
The Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Homes is owned and operated by the Brinsfield and Echols families. And like any good friend, we understand the importance of providing a comforting hand in a time of grief. We recognize that every individual and...
The company known today as Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. began in 1974 when John O. Rausch and his wife Myrtle purchased, expanded and built their home onto the Buchanan Funeral Home located on Mt. Harmony Lane in Owings, MD. This newly constructed...
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Facts about the city
Port Tobacco is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland. Once a bustling port providing indirect access to the Potomac River, Port Tobacco was a commercial hub for colonial Maryland and served as the county seat of Charles County from 1658 to 1895. Unfortunately, erosion from excessive agricultural use and poor soil conservation caused significant siltation at the head of the Port Tobacco River, which eventually became unnavigable to larger merchant vessels. As such, commercial activity at the port dwindled by the time of the Civil War.In 1888, a small portion of the town's square incorporated as Port Tobacco Village and may have signaled an attempt by the town's residents to address the port's decline. That decline, however, was only exacerbated by the completion of a nearby rail line to Pope's Creek in 1873 operated by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. The new line bypassed Port Tobacco and ran further south to another port directly on the Potomac River. New communities eventually sprang up along the railway and prospered, including the town of LaPlata, which succeeded Port Tobacco as the county seat in 1895.Historic landmarks within Port Tobacco include Chapel Point, home of St. Thomas Manor and St. Ignatius Church, the oldest continuously active Jesuit complex in the world, and the oldest Catholic parish in the Thirteen Colonies; Mulberry Grove, the birthplace of John Hanson; and Rose Hill manor house.In addition to Rose Hill and St. Thomas Manor, Ellerslie, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Linden, Mt. Carmel Monastery, Port Tobacco Historic District, Retreat, and Stagg Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Notable People Edwin Nicholson, Founder of Project Healing Waters - Fly Fishing Timmy Hill - Nascar Racer↑ ↑ 2.0 2.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
Port Tobacco Obituaries
It was revealed on April 9th, 2020 that Curtis Dewitt Snyder died in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Snyder was 85 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Curtis Dewitt's life.
It was revealed by Maryland Independent on June 27th, 2012 that Gloria C Robertson (Coleman) passed on in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Ms. Robertson was 74 years old and was born in Charlottesville, VA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Gloria C's life.
It was noted by Maryland Independent on April 20th, 2012 that Joseph Roosevelt Thompson died in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Thompson was 75 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joseph Roosevelt's life.
It was written by Maryland Independent on March 22nd, 2012 that John Frederick Sr "Freddie" Robertson passed on in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Robertson was 60 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John Frederick Sr "Freddie"'s life.
It was noted by Maryland Independent on February 10th, 2012 that Cory Dayman Jones passed on in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Jones was 27 years old and was born in Grass Valley, CA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Cory Dayman's life.
It was reported by Maryland Independent on October 19th, 2011 that Austine R Fink perished in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Fink was 58 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Austine R's life.
It was revealed by Maryland Independent on September 21st, 2011 that Dennis Ray "Denny" Chastain perished in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Chastain was 67 years old and was born in Gary, IN. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Dennis Ray "Denny"'s life.
It was written by Maryland Independent on September 14th, 2011 that Elizabeth Rose "Betty" Cheslosky (Chaplinsky) passed away in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Ms. Cheslosky was 83 years old and was born in Shenandoah, PA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elizabeth Rose "Betty"'s life.
It was revealed by The Capital on September 14th, 2011 that Elizabeth Rose Cheslosky (Chaplinsky) passed on in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Ms. Cheslosky was 83 years old and was born in Shenandoah, PA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Elizabeth Rose's life.
It was noted by Maryland Independent on August 3rd, 2011 that Nelson Oliver Hower died in Port Tobacco, Maryland. Hower was 50 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Nelson Oliver's life.
History
A vote was taken to move the county seat to La Plata where the railroad industry was becoming more resourceful than the seaport of Port Tobacco, but the vote did not pass. Next door, it saw the courthouse burn and Port Tobacco begin to die when a railroad came to La Plata, Maryland Plata. It was colony by the English people in 1634 and became a major port. It saw its parishioners go to fight for independence in the American Revolution and the War of 1812; it saw its patriots, John Hanson, President of the United States in Congress Assembled, Daniel of St. The year was 1683, nine years before the Establishment Act.
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