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1703 - 1790
A Marylander
Settled on these Indian lands of
Conejohela in 1730
and held them for Lord Baltimore
against the Penn Proprietors
until 1736, when in the border war
he was burned out
of this log house or fort
near this . . . — — Map (db m226159) HM
Thomas Cresap settled here about 1730 on lands claimed by Lord Baltimore of Maryland. Forcibly evicted in 1736 by Penn agents who burned his "fort," Cresap moved to Western Maryland, where he continued active in frontier affairs and died about 1790. — — Map (db m225131) HM
From its headwaters at Cooperstown, New York, the
Susquehanna River travels 444 miles to the Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace, Maryland, 39 miles south of here,
The Susquehanna's role as a gateway to the Chesapeake
extends from the earliest . . . — — Map (db m226160) HM
Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), widely regarded
as America's first architect,
emigrated from Britain in 1796 to
work in Virginia. He soon moved
to Philadelphia and designed
the Bank of Pennsylvania and
Fairmount Water Works. In
1801, . . . — — Map (db m225128) HM
Mason-Dixon Trail
A portion of the Native Lands Heritage Trail route follows the Mason-Dixon Trail, a 193 mile long hiking path that connects the Appalachian
Trail at Whiskey Spring, PA with the Brandywine Trail at Chadds Ford, PA passing . . . — — Map (db m225122) HM
Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company, 1840-1872, and the Reading Railroad till 1894. Followed the river for 45 miles below Columbia. — — Map (db m225129) HM
Masonry visible beside the river remains from a lock of the canal which carried goods southward from Columbia, and provided an outlet for trade from Pennsylvania to Baltimore. — — Map (db m225130) HM
The Zimmerman Center for Heritage honors John and
Kathryn Zimmerman, who saved this home from decay
and restored its historic integrity. The house is also known as the Dritt Mansion, after the family who owned the property for 70 years in the 18th . . . — — Map (db m225124) HM
In recognition of their life-long commitment to
civic improvement and their generous gift of this historic home
as a place to honor and celebrate regional heritage,
Pleasant Garden is dedicated to
John & Kathryn Zimmerman
October 2008 . . . — — Map (db m226130) HM
A Royal Dispute
Throughout much of the 17th and 18th centuries the landscape around what is now the Zimmerman Center for Heritage was at the heart of a long border dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania. In 1632, England's King Charles . . . — — Map (db m242835) HM
