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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Mary’s County, Maryland
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| On Rennell Avenue, West east of Willows Road. |
| | African Americans have served in every war since the American Revolution. During the Civil War, more that 180,000 African Americans comprising 170 units served in the Union Army and 29,511 served in the Union Navy. Nearly 700 United States Colored . . . — — Map (db m56476) HM |
| On Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 5) at Tulagi Place, on the right when traveling south on Three Notch Road. |
| | This tribute to the unique contributions of African Americans in St. Mary's County spans the following areas: religion, farming, trades, domestic service, education, business, industry, community service, arts entertainment, health, sports, . . . — — Map (db m62448) HM |
| On Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235) near Laurel Grove Road. |
| |
A law of 1704 provides that
"three notches of equal distance"
marked on the trees indicated"
a road leading to a ferry.
"Two notches with another notch
a distance above the other two"
a road to a court house.
"a slip cut down . . . — — Map (db m8931) HM |
| Near New Market Road (Maryland Route 6) 0.1 miles west of Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Amish community in St. Mary’s is the largest of three Amish settlements in Maryland. The community is located primarily along MD Routes 6 and 236 in New Market, Charlotte Hall and neighboring Charles County. The Amish moved to the area in 1940 . . . — — Map (db m135330) HM |
| Near Reeves Road 0.2 miles south of Old Village Road (Old Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling south. |
| | The federal government purchased the Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout Railroad, then known as the Farmers' Railroad, in 1942. During WWII, the Navy extended the railroad from Forest Hall to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station to transport . . . — — Map (db m135332) HM |
| Near Baptist Church Road 0.5 miles south of Old Village Road (Old Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Forest Hall store served as a sidetrack for passenger pick up and train turn around before the U.S. Navy began management of the railroad in 1942 and extended the line to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The background picture is from the . . . — — Map (db m135333) HM |
| Near Morganza Turner Road 0.2 miles south of Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Three Notch Road has served as the main highway between northern St. Mary's and Point Lookout since the days of Native Americans and later the English colonists. The name is likely attributed to a 1704 law that stipulated "three notches of equal . . . — — Map (db m135335) HM |
| Near Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235) east of Laurel Grove Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 2003 the Commissioners of St. Mary's County authorized beginning a rails-to-trails project in St. Mary's County. The Three Notch Trail is a 10' wide multi-use trail constructed on the former railroad right-of-way, which runs south from . . . — — Map (db m135336) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.8 miles south of Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235), on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 17th-century Maryland up until the late 1990's tobacco was the agricultural mainstay in Southern Maryland. Tobacco barns were a critical part of this farming effort, designed to air-cure tobacco plants inside, with abundant ventilation doors on . . . — — Map (db m135334) HM |
| Near Mechanicsville Road 0.1 miles west of Old Village Road (Old Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Village of Mechanicsville is a small, unincorporated community established about 1850 and is known for its agriculture, many small businesses, churches, schools, community gathering places and historic homes.
In the early days of the . . . — — Map (db m135331) HM |
| On New Market Turner Road (SR 6). |
| | Robert Brooke
First Lord of the Manor
Born London 1602; died Brooke Place, 1655
Commander of Charles County, 1650. President Provincial Council and acting Governor of Maryland 1652. Council met at "De La Brooke" 1662. . . . — — Map (db m81178) HM |
| | Protecting ships from treacherous waters has been a necessity since ancient times when bonfires and strategically placed cottage lanterns warned seamen of dangers in fog and darkness. Lighthouses of the Chesapeake and Potomac River waterways are . . . — — Map (db m9011) HM |
| On Piney Point Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Capt. Rezin Beall (later Brig. Gen. in "Flying Camp") was wounded here in repulse of British efforts to cross to mainland from St. George's Island. Fighting continued until July 29, Lord Dunmore, commanding 72 marauding British vessels on Potomac . . . — — Map (db m18720) HM |
| | Most free standing light houses were accompanied by "keeper's quarters," which housed the light keepers and their families. The Piney Point Lighthouse and keeper's quarters were built in 1836 by John Donahoo of Havre de Grace.
The original brick . . . — — Map (db m8978) HM |
| | Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum and Historic Park, a Chesapeake Bay Gateway, is one of your entry points to enjoy and learn about the places and stories of the Chesapeake and its watershed.
The 64,000 square-mile watershed is a complete ecosystem. . . . — — Map (db m9019) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road (Maryland Route 498) 0.1 miles west of Hotel Cove Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1921, the United States Navy sent the first torpedo testing barge from Alexandria, Virginia to Piney Point where a 33-year testing facility would be established. Later, with the onset of WW II in 1941, the torpedo testing became a 24-hour . . . — — Map (db m138943) HM |
| | The Chesapeake Bay and its many tributaries have served as natural highways since the beginning of civilization. With the gradual development of villages and settlements along the shorelines, the waterways became the primary means of transportation . . . — — Map (db m9014) HM |
| | Visit Piney Point between March and October and you might see osprey at home on pilings used to moor oil barges. These graceful birds of prey return every year around St. Patricks Day from their winter homes in Brazil, Colombia or Venezuela.
The . . . — — Map (db m9016) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road (SR 498). |
| | The Piney Point area possesses its own unique social history and charm. Named for the loblolly and long leaf yellow pines along the shoreline, Piney Point became the social center of Washington D.C. between 1820 and 1910. President James Monroe . . . — — Map (db m94280) HM |
| | On Christmas Eve 1835, the Federal Government purchased 2.5 acres of land from William and Charlotte Suter for $300. A year later the first lighthouse constructed entirely on the shoreline of the Potomac River went into service at Piney Point. . . . — — Map (db m9007) HM |
| | In 1861, the U. S. created the Potomac Flotilla (gunboats and other armed vessels) to patrol the river and intercept Confederate blockade runners. Nevertheless, St. Mary's County residents frequently ferried supplies and men across to Virginia. A . . . — — Map (db m65046) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road (SR 498). |
| | On Christmas Eve of 1835, land consisting of 2.5 acres was purchased by the Federal Government from William and Charlotte Suter for three hundred dollars. The following year the first lighthouse constructed entirely on the shoreline of the Potomac . . . — — Map (db m94283) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road (Maryland Route 498) 0.1 miles west of Hotel Cove Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Serving the Washington area since 1904, Steuart Investment Company was a family-owned company headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Over the years, this company operated many businesses including the Steuart Petroleum Company, also established in . . . — — Map (db m138979) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road (Maryland Route 498) 0.1 miles west of Hotel Cove Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Potomac River dory boat was built almost exclusively within St. Mary's County, Maryland, and appeared around the 1880s when Maryland was known as the greatest oyster-producing region in the world. Originally designed as a two-masted sailing . . . — — Map (db m138944) HM |
| | Almost from the beginning of the new nation, the United States established military facilities along the Potomac River - to test guns and munitions before placing them into service, to train troops and to defend the Nation's Capital.
Piney Point . . . — — Map (db m8974) HM |
| Near St. Peters Clavers Road. |
| | History of Cardinal Gibbons Institute
In November 1916, three Catholic priests, Fathers LaFarge, Emerick, and Matthews met with blacks from St. Mary’s county to discuss their plans to have a national industrial school. In May 1917, land was . . . — — Map (db m128947) HM |
| | During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved African-Americans escaped from captivity in the South to liberty in the North. The grounds before once sheltered these freedom-seekers, know at that time as “Contraband”.
Conditions in the . . . — — Map (db m104760) HM |
| | On June 10, 1865 J.H. Thompson, former POW camp head surgeon, notified the public that Pt. Lookout had been “abandoned”. This notice was published in the St. Mary’s Gazette. The St. Mary’s Beacon newspaper had been seized during the war . . . — — Map (db m60276) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | By the end of the Civil War in 1865, the military bases at Point Lookout had grown into a small city. Besides the hospitals and prison camp, you could find dockyards, saw mills and warehouses - even a railroad, a post office and newspaper.
Point . . . — — Map (db m8934) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | This site, where the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River merge, was an observation post for Americans during the War of 1812. It was also staging area for local militia in early summer of 1813.
Two- to Three-thousand British troops occupied the . . . — — Map (db m62446) HM |
| | Point Lookout is a witness to much of our nation’s history. As you survey the vast expanse of Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River, remember those who have come before.
Early Inhabitants
Five thousand years ago, Native Americans first came to . . . — — Map (db m104745) HM |
| | The grassy area in front of you was once the site of a major resort. The geared wheels peeking out of the grass are all that remain. They were part of a power plant that provided lighting for the resort’ buildings and power for its water treatment . . . — — Map (db m60316) HM |
| | It is hard to imagine this tranquil site as a place of sickness, suffering and death. Yet during the Civil War, five graveyards marked Point Lookout.
Why so many graves? In 1863, Union forces chose this isolated spot for a prisoner of war camp. . . . — — Map (db m60286) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | Imagine defending this isolated peninsula during the Civil War. There were threats from within (from thousands of prisoners) and from without (by Confederate soldiers trying to free their comrades or gain territory). What's more, a pro-Southern . . . — — Map (db m104758) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | Standing before you is Fort Lincoln, the main Union fortification on the peninsula. As a key defense stronghold, Fort Lincoln, also known as Fort #2, was cleverly designed to resist attack.
To defend against artillery fire or direct infantry . . . — — Map (db m104759) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road, on its terminus loop (Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . — — Map (db m1000) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road, at its southernmost tip (Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling north. |
| | For 136 years, the Point lookout Lighthouse
helped generations of Chesapeake Bay
mariners avoid shoals, navigate through dense
fog, and find the Potomac River’s mouth. The
beam shone until 1966, when an automated light off Point Lookout assumed . . . — — Map (db m104740) HM |
| | The U.S. Government, located in Washington D.C. was surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. Since Virginia had already joined the Confederacy, it was critical in the survival of the Union that Maryland not be allowed to secede. The State was quickly . . . — — Map (db m60278) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) at St. Michaels Manor Way, on the right when traveling south on Point Lookout Road. |
| | Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors who died at Point Lookout, Md., while prisoners of war and were there buried to the number of 3384, but whose remains were subsequently removed, either to . . . — — Map (db m927) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) at St. Michaels Manor Way, on the right when traveling south on Point Lookout Road. |
| | Erected by the State of Maryland in memory of the Confederate Soldiers who died Prisoners of War at Point Lookout, from March 1st, 1864, to June 30th, 1865.
(north face) “At the call of Patriotism and duty they encountered the . . . — — Map (db m943) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road at St. Michael's Manor Way. |
| | Camp Hoffman Prison
The Union prison at Camp Hoffman, Maryland — called Point Lookout — opened in 1863. A 15-foot-high plank fence surrounded the 40-acre prison compound. The first prisoners arrived in July 1863-Confederates . . . — — Map (db m128948) HM WM |
| | This memorial plaza is to honor the sacrifices of the 52,264 Confederate soldiers, sailors and civilians imprisoned near here during the War Between the States. Point Lookout prison camp was established immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg . . . — — Map (db m60250) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) at Scotland Beach Road, on the right when traveling east on Point Lookout Road. |
| | History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. - Maya Angelo
To the memories of our past
Who are patient and who wait,
True and faithful to the last,
For Easter morning . . . — — Map (db m128949) WM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Route 5), on the left when traveling south. |
| | After the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union established a prisoner-of-war depot near here. Confederate soldiers and Maryland civilians were imprisoned and guarded by 400 Union troops. With only tents for protection, 3,384 prisoners died. — — Map (db m998) HM |
| | After the battle of Gettysburg, the Union established a prisoner-of-war depot near here. Confederate soldiers and Maryland civilians were imprisoned and guarded by 400 Union troops, with only tents for protection. 3,384 prisoners died.
State Roads . . . — — Map (db m60283) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road, on its terminus loop (Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Hammond General Hospital, opened
at Point Lookout, Maryland, in
August 1862, was named for Surgeon General William A. Hammond. The massive structure, built
to accommodate 1,400 amen, was set on piles about two to three feet
above ground and . . . — — Map (db m1001) HM |
| | This monument is dedicated to the memory of those soldiers, sailors, and hospital attendants from both North and South, who were here at Point Lookout from July 1862 to July 1865.
This monument marks the general location of the Hammond Hospital — — Map (db m60284) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) south of Scotland Beach Road (Route 2.2), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here you see a partial reconstruction of Camp Hoffman, the largest Union prison camp for Confederate soldiers. Built after the Battle of Gettysburg, it was planned to hold 10,000 prisoners. However, more than five times that number—52,000 in . . . — — Map (db m128950) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | Centuries of storms, fogs, shoals, collisions, combat, poor judgement and bad luck have plagued local mariners. Gazing across Point Lookout's waters, we can only wonder how many of their wrecks litter the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac . . . — — Map (db m8935) HM |
| | Near this location during the Civil War was the smallpox hospital where thousands of people were quarantined.
Highly contagious, horrible to behold and often fatal, smallpox was a dreaded disease. When the scourge hit the prison camp, officials . . . — — Map (db m60285) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | In April 1848, the Chesapeake Bay's stormy weather doomed a maritime dash to freedom by 77 slaves from Washington D.C.
Anti-slavery activist William L. Chapin had arranged for the schooner Pearl to spirit the 77 to New York and liberty. . . . — — Map (db m62551) HM |
| | Immediately after commissioning the Tulip experienced boiler problems. In August 1863, her boilers were building pressure to hazardous conditions and in mid-October, she was ordered to the Washington Navy Yard for boiler repairs.
Steam drums were . . . — — Map (db m62179) HM |
| | John LaFarge, S.J. (1880-1963) served St. Mary's County (1911-26). Priest, Educator, Editor, Author, Historian, Advocated for Justice and Human Rights. Founded the Catholic Interracial Council, the Cardinal Gibbons Institute and the Society of . . . — — Map (db m128951) HM |
| On Villa Road when traveling west. |
| | This Property
St. Ignatius Church
Has been placed on the the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of Interior — — Map (db m80291) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road (U.S. 5) at Villa Road, on the right when traveling south on Point Lookout Road. |
| | 2000 acres granted Sept. 8th, 1639 to Thomas Cornwaleys who came to Maryland with “The Ark and The Dove.” He and Jerome Hawley were appointed “His Lordship’s Commissioners for the government of said Province” 1633 with . . . — — Map (db m977) HM |
| |
On November 11, 1864, U.S.S. Tulip
converted lighthouse tender gunboat,
acting master William H. Smith, U.S. Navy
commanding, departed this area for
Washington for boiler repair. When
off Piney Point, she blew up and sank,
presumably . . . — — Map (db m62177) HM |
| | Potomac Flotilla Created to Protect Chesapeake Tidelands
Maryland, especially Southern Maryland, was not "neutral" in the Civil War. The U.S. Navy realized early in the conflict that the Potomac River was both a conduit for attacks to the . . . — — Map (db m104747) HM |
| | In Memory of Those Who Perished in the Explosion of the U.S.S. Tulip, November
11, 1864
A Sacrifice of Lives In Discharge of Duty and in the Interest of Achieving Peace and Scientific Advance.
Erected June 15, 1940 ~ Under an Act of . . . — — Map (db m62180) WM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Maryland's first English settlers encountered a more variable climate than in England, and a land teeming with plants and animals not found in their mother country.
Yaocomaco Indians taught the colonists much about farming, hunting, and . . . — — Map (db m138722) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
From the mid-1630s until about 1730, "the Chapel Land" served as the final resting place for the remains of many of the colony's settlers and some of its most important historical figures, including Governor Leonard Calvert. It is likely that a . . . — — Map (db m138742) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1632, King Charles I granted proprietorship of the Maryland colony to Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. As Proprietor, Calvert was the sole owner. The carter gave him the powers necessary to defend, develop, administer and fully govern . . . — — Map (db m138926) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) at Old State House Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | St. Mary's City was Maryland's capital from 1634 until 1695. Lord Baltimore wanted a typical European-style town with closely placed dwellings. During its early years, however, St. Mary's was a mere cluster of houses and taverns. The first . . . — — Map (db m138676) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.6 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Over the span of many generations, Native Americans relied upon the plants and animals of the Chesapeake Bay region to provide food, medicines, clothing, and building materials. Their hunting and fishing skills were matched by a thorough knowledge . . . — — Map (db m138826) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) east of Old State House Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | When English investors and colonists first glimpsed Maryland's abundance of natural resources, they hoped for easy profits. Unlike Native Americans who relied on nature for subsistence, Maryland's founders sought opportunities for wealth.
The . . . — — Map (db m138831) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Archaeological evidence and written documents from later periods show humans have been present along both sides of this river for thousands of years. For American Indians and European colonists, the river and creeks were part of a transportation . . . — — Map (db m138912) HM |
| On Old State House Road when traveling east. |
| | This building is a reconstruction of the colony of Maryland's State House finished in 1676.
The original brick State House was located just north of here on a bluff that is now the cemetery of Trinity Episcopal Church. In that building the . . . — — Map (db m81583) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Garrett Van Sweringen enclosed this lot with a stout palisade fence and planted a vegetable garden. We know this from both archaeology and documents. The Van Sweringens grew a variety of vegetables in the garden for the Council Chamber patrons and . . . — — Map (db m138889) HM |
| Near Old State House Road 0.1 miles north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling west. |
| | In his will, Garrett Van Sweringen left the Council Chamber and "and Coffee house" to his wife and children. It is one of the earliest references to a coffee house in English America. Although built as a brew and bake house, archaeological . . . — — Map (db m138845) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| |
One of the unique offerings of Garrett Van Sweringen's lodging house was an arbor. It is the only known arbor in 17th-century Maryland or Virginia. Van Sweringen was probably following a popular Dutch practice when he built it. As a shaded . . . — — Map (db m138884) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | This painting shows how the site may have appeared on the morning of May 10, 1692. On that day, the new royal governor, Sir Lionel Copley, met the legislature for the first time in the Council Chamber, and officially took control of Maryland from . . . — — Map (db m138891) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The kitchen may have looked like this in May 1692. It is based on archaeological information, artifacts, and clues about the furnishings and the room's inhabitants found in an inventory of Van Sweringen's property made in 1700. The painting depicts . . . — — Map (db m138854) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | As an aftershock of the "Glorious Revolution" in England, a bloodless rebellion occurred in 1689 against Lord Baltimore in Maryland. It temporarily ended rule by the Calvert family. The Protestant King William and Queen Mary took over the colony and . . . — — Map (db m138849) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.2 miles east of Old State House Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Most immigrants to early Maryland came as indentured servants. In return for the cost of their voyage, men and women promised to work for four or more years for the person buying their contract or indenture. After completing their promised term, . . . — — Map (db m138692) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Tobacco-prizes were designed to tightly compress the cured tobacco into hogsheads. Two basic types of prizes exist. The earlier version, dating back to colonial times, was a vertical prize which was less costly to build. These were similar to the . . . — — Map (db m138702) HM |
| On Old State House Road north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Garrett Van Sweringen ran a unique establishment. In Maryland, public inns were known as ordinaries. They had their prices for lodging, food, and drink fixed by law. They were open to all customers, and ordinary keepers could not choose who stayed . . . — — Map (db m138851) HM |
| On Middle Street Path just north of Aldermanbury Street Footpath, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Civil war raged in England during the 1640s between King Charles I and his opponents in Parliament. Maryland's proprietary government, led by Lord Baltimore and other Catholics, sided with the King. Many of the first colonists in Maryland, however, . . . — — Map (db m138837) HM |
| On Trinity Church Road near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | Pro Deo. Pro Patria. This tablet erected in honor of Hon. Albert C. Ritchie, Governor of Maryland, members of the General Assembly 1924 and other public spirited citizens in recognition of their co-operation in restoring this historic . . . — — Map (db m973) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | During the 1600s and early 1700s, planters in Maryland cultivated their land the simplest of tools—the hoe. Corn and tobacco were the major crops and hoes worked well for tilling the soil between the stumps and roots of what had been a . . . — — Map (db m138719) HM |
| Near Old State House Road north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1668, Cecil Calvert, the proprietor of Maryland, incorporated St. Mary's as the first true city in his colony. It gained its own government led by a mayor and aldermen. As the capital, St. Mary's City was home to the Assembly, the courts, and the . . . — — Map (db m138919) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | When Maryland's governor ordered the chapel door locked in 1704 and the legislature passed the Act to Prevent the Growth of Popery, a new chapter in religion began in the colony. Catholics were barred from holding office and voting, were . . . — — Map (db m138756) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, England and all of Europe were fraught with religious prejudices. These pitted Protestants against Catholics and let to wars, executions, and torture. England would fight a civil war, in part, over religious . . . — — Map (db m138727) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Garrett Van Sweringen was an innovator. He tried new approaches to meet the needs of the small colonial "city" with bravado and skill. Unlike most Marylanders who focused on growing tobacco, Van Sweringen had many economic ventures. His business . . . — — Map (db m138901) HM |
| Near Hogaboom Lane 0.8 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In November 1633, two ships called, Ark and Dove set sail from England. After a voyage of four months, they arrived in Maryland.
Lord Baltimore, the founder and proprietor of Maryland, was a Catholic who hoped to increase his . . . — — Map (db m138822) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Fathers Andrew White and John Althum, Jesuit priests, arrived in Maryland in 1634 with the first Maryland colonists. A Briefe Relation of the Voyage unto Maryland, authored by Father White, is the earliest account of the founding of the . . . — — Map (db m138733) HM |
| On Old State House Road 0.4 miles north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Garrett Van Sweringen constructed this building in the late 1600s for brewing and baking. He hoped to meet a growing demand for these products in the city and from passing ships. His inventory lists two large "coppers" and other . . . — — Map (db m138843) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | We do not know the names of the carpenters who built this barn in 1785. Some of them were probably enslaved workers. But evidence surviving on the building tells us they were trained in an ancient craft tradition. Since medieval times and probably . . . — — Map (db m138705) HM |
| Near Old State House Road north of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | When archaeologists discovered this cellar, it was filled with garbage, oyster shells, and bricks. Excavations revealed walls and a floor made of small imported Dutch bricks. When the building collapsed in the late 1720s, people began using the . . . — — Map (db m138858) HM |
| On Point Lookout Road 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road. |
| | Although this barn was built at the end of the American Revolution, carpenters used much older ideas in its construction. Its builders employed a ten-foot interval between structural posts, a measure which became widely used in the 17th-century . . . — — Map (db m138703) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Old buildings often show many changes but when did these occur? To find out, you need to become a "building detective" searching for subtle clues. This barn had many alterations over its life. Important clues are found in the wood and nails because . . . — — Map (db m138717) HM |
| On Middle Street Path just east of Aldermanbury Street Footpath, on the left when traveling east. Reported damaged. |
| | The Mill Dam Road that extended from Leonard Calvert's house in the town center to the mill dam served as a causeway over Mill Creek. From there, the road joined Mattapany Road, which grew from an Indian trail along the Patuxent River. Most overland . . . — — Map (db m138671) HM |
| Near Hogaboom Lane 0.7 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | American Indians have lived in the Chesapeake Bay area for at least 12,000 years and were the first inhabitants of what is now St. Mary's City.
When English colonists arrived in 1634, the local Yaocomaco Indians made an agreement with them. The . . . — — Map (db m138766) HM |
| On Trinity Church Road near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5). |
| | In memory of Nicholas Young of St. Mary’s Co. Maryland, elected to the House of Burgesses Nov 30, 1665.
Boxwood dedicated June 13, 1932, and tablet placed through Maj. William Thomas Chapter, D.A.R. by Delia Harris Maddox, Ann Delia Power . . . — — Map (db m1006) HM |
| Near Trinity Church Road. |
| | In Memory of
Thomas Harris
Who with his Wife, Anne,
Settled on Grant called Land of Harris
In Charles Co. MD, Aug, 30, 1650
Founder of the
Harris Family of Southern Maryland
Some of Whom Served the State
with Distinction in . . . — — Map (db m80353) HM |
| Near Margeret Brent Way 0.1 miles west of Mathias De Sousa Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In the late 1650s, Simon Overzee built an unheated storage building in this location. Charles Calvert added a wattle and daub chimney around 1662, and housed or "quartered" guests and servants here. The quarter stood for another 30 years. This . . . — — Map (db m140613) HM |
| Near Margeret Brent Way 0.1 miles west of Mathias De Sousa Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The story of St. John's and its residents is only dimly reflected in the historical records. Archaeology was essential to understand this site, its buildings, and the lives of its people. Excavations began here in 1972 and continued for five years . . . — — Map (db m140617) HM |
| | When Maryland's first Settlers arrived in 1634 they expected to encounter trouble, both from local American Indians and from rival English Colonists across the Potomac River in Virginia.
To assure a place of safety they built a fort at St. Mary's . . . — — Map (db m94429) HM |
| Near Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5) 0.4 miles west of Rosecroft Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported unreadable. |
| | Over the several years it took to construct a brick building like the chapel, mortar spills left many unsightly white streaks on the brick walls. Modern builders use acid and a power washer to remove these, but what did a 17th-century mason do. . . . — — Map (db m138760) HM |
| Near Middle Street Path east of Aldermanbury Street Footpath, on the left when traveling south. |
| | As a colonial capital, St. Mary's City once boasted several hundred structures. It welcomed trading visiting traders, trappers, planters, and lawmakers who did business with the city's innkeepers, lawyers, merchants, and printer.
Here you can . . . — — Map (db m138690) HM |
| Near Old State House Road west of Point Lookout Road (Maryland Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Maryland was an English colony but people from many different places settled here. While the majority came from England, others were from various parts of Europe and some came from Africa. Eventually, many more were brought from Africa. All those . . . — — Map (db m138906) HM |
| Near Aldermanbury Street Footpath at Middle Street Path, on the right when traveling east. |
| | From 1840 to 1864, more than 50 enslaved African American men, women, and children raised tobacco and wheat for Dr. John Mackall Brome an his 1,800 acre plantation. You are standing where these people lived. Life without freedom was difficult. . . . — — Map (db m138836) HM |
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