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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJS_first-americans-at-mount-calvert_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
Melting Ice, Rising SeasAmerican Indians arrived in this region at the end of the last Ice Age (12000-15000 years ago). As the earth warmed and the ice melted, sea levels rose dramatically. By 5,000 years ago, ancient lands and rivers once used by…
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A Day at the BeachIn the late 1800s, the expansion of railroad and steamboat lines made it possible for middle-class Americans to being enjoying summer excursions. During the period of segregation, Calvert County's Chesapeake Beach was a popular d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJO_billingsleys-point_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
At Billingsley's Point, just north of Mount Calvert, archaeologists have recovered thousands of artifacts from both the American Indian and colonial periods.
American Indian LegacyAmerican Indians inhabited Billingsley for at least 8,000 years.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AJN_african-americans-at-mount-calvert_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
A Tobacco-based EcomonyFor more than 200 years, slave-based tobacco plantations dominated the economy of Prince George's County. After the county seat moved from Mount Calvert to Upper Marlboro in 1721, Mount Calvert was the center of a large toba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AE9_charles-town_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
Near this place the first courthouse in Prince George's County was erected in 1698, which served as the center of county government until 1721, when the county seat was moved to Upper Marlborough. The village of Charles Town was built on a tract o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AE6_merkle-wildlife-sanctuary_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
The Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1970 here along the Patuxent River in Prince George's County. It is named for Edgar Merkle who owned a large part of the land and who originated a breeding plan to re-introduce gees to this part of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AE3_the-war-of-1812_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
During the War of 1812, Nottingham served as the home port for the Chesapeake Flotilla, which consisted of 17 gun-boats under the command of Joshua Barney. In the summer of 1814, the British fleet landed at Benedict in Charles County, then camped …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AE1_the-town-of-nottingham_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
The 1608 records of Captain John Smith's exploration of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers indicate that the town of Nottingham was located near the former site of an American Indian village called Wosameus. formerly known as Mattapany Landing, Not…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ADY_the-nottingham-schoolhouse_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
One-room schoolhouses were common in small towns and rural areas during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Children from all grad levels were taught in a single room. Eventually one-room schoolhouses disappeared leaving only a few examples li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GR_schoolhouse-pond_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
History of Schoolhouse Pond
The exact history of Schoolhouse Pond is unclear. The area now occupied by the pond appears in land records of the 1840's and 1850's as dry land. It is referred to as meadow on some maps and as a marsh on others.
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