St. Mary's

Great Mills, MD

Cecil's Mill Historic District The original water-powered textile mill, "Clifton Factory," built in 1812, was rebuilt as a flour mill in...

Chaptico, MD

Chaptico Established in 1683 as one of the four ports of entry in St. Mary's County.

Charlotte Hall, MD

Charlotte Hall School An outgrowth of the "free schools" established in Maryland in 1723.

Oraville, MD

De La Brooke Manor (surveyed July 28, 1650) Robert Brooke First Lord of the Manor Born London, 1602; died Brooke Place, 1655 Commander of...

Clements, MD

"Deep Falls" Originally patented March 26, 1680 as "Wales" Homestead of the Thomas Family The present house was built in 1745 Major...

Leonardtown, MD

Leonardtown (established in 1660) Named Seymour Town in honor of Governor John Seymour and designated St. Mary's County Seat by the...

St. Inigoes, MD

The Manor of Cornwaleys' Cross 2000 acres granted Sept. 8th, 1639 to Thomas Cornwaleys who came to Maryland with "The Ark and the Dove".

Following the example of the "Army of the Hudson," whose members marched over 200 miles from New York to Washington in early 1913 to gain...

Paxtuxent River NAS, MD

Mattapany Site of Jesuit mission about 1636 on land given by Indian King and called "Mattapanient House".

St. Mary's City, MD

Mattapany Street The first road built by the colonists in Maryland.

Hollywood, MD

The Middle Passage was the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.

Point Lookout, MD

Point Lookout Prisoner-of-War Camp (1863-1865) After the battle of Gettysburg, the Union established a prisoner-of-war depot near here.

Colton's Point, MD

Saint Clement's Island (one-half mile offshore) Site of the first landing of Governor Leonard Calvert and the Maryland Colonists, March...

Saint Nicholas Church 1637 Jesuit mission of Father Andrew White was located a mile from here on Patuxent River, on land given by...

St. Mary's City, MD

St. Mary's City Capital of Maryland, 1634-1694 Here, for the first time in America, men and women of differing faiths lived in peace and...

St. Mary's City, MD

St. Mary's Female Seminary The state's 200th anniversary memorial established by act of the Legislature of 1839 as a Living Monument to...

Ridge, MD

This complex is part of the Jesuit St. Inigoes mission and erupted out of the indignity of racial discrimination toward black parishioners.

Oraville, MD

"Three-Notch Road" A law of 1704 provided that "three notches of equal distance" marked on the trees indicated a road leading to a ferry.