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Birthplace of Admiral Raphael Semmes C.S.N. Appointed a midshipman U.S.N., 1826. He served in the Mexican War with distinction. Joining the Confederate Navy, 1861. He commanded the noted Confederate raider the "Alabama." — — Map (db m129255) HM
Documents and Artifacts
In the 19th century, outbuildings would have stood before you, behind the main house to your left. An old well, which provided water for the house, is located in the distance.
Historical archeologists use both . . . — — Map (db m129137) HM
Following a dramatic decline caused by pesticides, our national bird, the bald eagle, has made a tremendous return in the region. In fact, Charles County has the second largest population of nesting eagle pairs in the State of Maryland. . . . — — Map (db m129282) HM
Friendship House was built in the mid 1700s on a site overlooking Nanjemoy Creek in western Charles County by a member of the Dent family. The "Friendship" Dents were actively involved in their community, serving in prominent positions in . . . — — Map (db m129308) HM
Expanding the House
The bricks straight ahead are the foundation of a two-story addition to the house. This expansion was completed in the mid-19th century while the Reverend William Chiles owned the property. Porches were added to the front . . . — — Map (db m129144) HM
Nearly 90 wooden skeletons of World War I cargo ships, discarded by the U.S. Shipping Board, sold for salvage, and then burned to their waterlines now host an amazing array of fishes, wildlflowers, painted turtles, bald eagles, river otters, and . . . — — Map (db m129251) HM
Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary encompasses 18 square miles of waters and submerged lands within the tidal Potomac River, in Maryland state waters. The sanctuary protects nationally-significant maritime cultural heritage . . . — — Map (db m154681) HM
Farming and Fishing
Calvert Posey was born in this area in 1924 and has lived here his entire life. Growing up here and trained as a biologist, Posey understands both the history and ecology of the region.
According to stories told by . . . — — Map (db m129162) HM
Open Fields and a Wooden House
These chimneys remain from a house, called Mount Pleasant, which was built in 1798. Though trees now cover the land, in the 18th and 19th-centuries, active farms covered this area. Facing this direction, a . . . — — Map (db m129206) HM
Organized in 1793
United with the Maryland Baptist Union Association (Now Baptist Convention of Maryland) in 1837
"In 1790 four men from Virginia crossed the Potomac River and started preaching the Gospel in Nanjemoy the Sanctuary which . . . — — Map (db m135469) HM
1. Launch Point
A boat ramp is located within Mallows Bay Park for small craft (shallow water) access to the Potomac River. It is open from 5:30 AM to dusk year-round.
2. Accomac
the only steel-hulled vessel in the . . . — — Map (db m154685) HM
Diverse Habitats
Groundwater seeps from the hillside here at Douglas Point, creating wetlands called "spring seeps." These boggy areas contain a distinct set of plant species, including bayberries, orchids, fringe trees and magnolias. Other . . . — — Map (db m129207) HM
Two miles southwest Washington owned 600 acres of land bought in 1775 and retained until his death. In 1786 he visited this property accompanied by Gen. Smallwood. — — Map (db m6231) HM
