Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Welcome to White Marsh Park

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 13, 2024

1. Welcome to White Marsh Park Marker

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Welcome to White Marsh Park. . , Funding for this park was provided by Program Open Space. The park hosts a combination of athletic facilities and natural areas for park visitors to enjoy. , The southern end of the property has been planted with native grasses and wildflowers. Often underappreciated and over-looked, native grasses and wildflowers provide critical habitat for declining grassland dependent wildlife. Unfortunately, only about 1% of grasslands remain across North America., Large meadows like the one in front of you can have a huge impact on grassland wildlife. They may not have looked exactly like this centuries ago, but native grasslands or woodland savanna's maintained by fire have been a part of Maryland's landscape for a long time. Captain John Smith in 1664 noted, "…a man may galop a horse among these woods" and was able to navigate through the landscape "…by the abundance of fires all over the woods." Native Americans used fire to maintain an open landscape. Captain John Smith described fire hunting by the Accawmacks, "having found the Deare, they environ them with fires, and betwixt the fires they place themselves.....The Deare being thus feared by the fires…". These frequent fires allowed native grassland and early successional habitats to thrive throughout the region., In addition to providing much needed habitat, grasslands filter and trap excess nutrients and sediments helping to keep our waterways clean, stabilize soil preventing erosion, promote soil health, and provide rich and unique recreational opportunities for nature enthusiasts., Grassland plants grow deep and extensive root systems trapping large amounts of carbon underground., Native Plants Make a difference , Ecosystem services: cycle and move nutrients, maintain biodiversity, protect watersheds, provide aesthetic beauty, provide recreational opportunities, 1. Blue Vervain | 2. Foxglove Penstemon | 3. Common Milkweed | 4. Partridge Pea | 5. Wild Bergamot | 6. Butterfly Weed | 7. Purple Coneflower | 8. New York Ironweed | 9. Broomsedge | 10. Spotted Beebalm | 11. Black-eyed Susan

Funding for this park was provided by Program Open Space. The park hosts a combination of athletic facilities and natural areas for park visitors to enjoy.

The southern end of the property has been planted with native grasses and wildflowers. Often underappreciated and over-looked, native grasses and wildflowers provide critical habitat for declining grassland dependent wildlife. Unfortunately, only about 1% of grasslands remain across North America.

Large meadows like the one in front of you can have a huge impact on grassland wildlife. They may not have looked exactly like this centuries ago, but native grasslands or woodland savanna's maintained by fire have been a part of Maryland's landscape for a long time. Captain John Smith in 1664 noted, "…a man may galop a horse among these woods" and was able to navigate through the landscape "…by the abundance of fires all over the woods." Native Americans used fire to maintain an open landscape. Captain John Smith described fire hunting by the Accawmacks, "having found the Deare, they environ them with fires, and betwixt the fires they place themselves.....The Deare being thus feared by the fires…". These frequent fires allowed native grassland and early successional habitats to thrive throughout the region.

In addition to providing much needed

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habitat, grasslands filter and trap excess nutrients and sediments helping to keep our waterways clean, stabilize soil preventing erosion, promote soil health, and provide rich and unique recreational opportunities for nature enthusiasts.

Grassland plants grow deep and extensive root systems trapping large amounts of carbon underground.

Native Plants Make a difference
Ecosystem services: cycle and move nutrients, maintain biodiversity, protect watersheds, provide aesthetic beauty, provide recreational opportunities

1. Blue Vervain | 2. Foxglove Penstemon | 3. Common Milkweed | 4. Partridge Pea | 5. Wild Bergamot | 6. Butterfly Weed | 7. Purple Coneflower | 8. New York Ironweed | 9. Broomsedge | 10. Spotted Beebalm | 11. Black-eyed Susan

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features.

Location. 39° 4.141′ N, 76° 2.916′ W. Marker is in Centreville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is on Bloomfield Farm Lane east of Church Hill Road (Maryland Route 213), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 234-200 Bloomfield Farm Ln, Centreville MD 21617, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Welcome to White Marsh Park Marker wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 13, 2024

2. Welcome to White Marsh Park Marker wide view

2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Byway Destinations (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Byway Destinations (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); John Ozmon: Captain of the Sea and Entrepreneur (approx. 1.7 miles away); Shuttled By Ship (approx. 1.8 miles away); Centreville Wharf (approx. 1.8 miles away); Chesterfield Avenue: River to Railroad Connection (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centreville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Centreville Wharf Living Shoreline (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been permanently removed); The Wharf: Adventure and a Link to Life on the Water (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.