Historical Markers in Skidmore, Maryland

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Historical Markers in Skidmore, Maryland

1 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — John Wilkes Booth — Escape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay — Reported permanently removed

Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander's 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 m72089) HM

2 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — Sandy Point Farm — William Evans, Soldier and Sailor — Reported permanently removed

William Evans, a slave of Capt. Thomas Mezick, the owner of Sandy Point Farm here, enlisted in the 30th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, in March 1864. The 22-year-old, thereby, gained his freedom. He joined 122 other area slaves who had been . . . — — Map (db m72087) HM

3 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse —

• Built in 1883 at the mouth of the Magothy River to mark the dangerous Sandy Point Shoal. • A wood caisson foundation supports a 35 foot diameter x 32+1/2 foot high cement filled cast iron cylinder. • The lighthouse is a 24 foot square, . . . — — Map (db m198194) HM

4 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — Tense Time — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — War of 1812 —

Enemy ships lying off Sandy Point kept Annapolis on edge in August 1813, as the city braced for attack. It was a trying time for the British, too. A newspaper reported August 14: “Seven deserters came on shore at Sandy Point.” It was . . . — — Map (db m79916) HM

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