Faulkner, Maryland

Faulkner is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.[1] It is home to the Loyola Roman Catholic retreat center.[2] 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.

Faulkner, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Faulkner
Location within the state of Maryland
Faulkner
Faulkner (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°26′20″N 76°58′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCharles
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID584352

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.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faulkner, Maryland
  2. "Loyola on the Potomac – A Jesuit Retreat House in Faulkner, MD". Loyola on the Potomac - A Jesuit Retreat House in Faulkner, MD -. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.


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