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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JCZ_perils-along-the-patuxent_Solomons-MD.html
Southern Maryland was a dangerous place to live in the hot summer of 1814. British raiding parties traveled the Patuxent River and swept through the countryside terrorizing civilians and taking provisions for British troops gathering in the area. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JCY_menace-on-the-horizon_Solomons-MD.html
Terror reigned along the Patuxent River in 1814. British invaders plundered and burned towns and plantations on both sides of the river. Menacing warships within view on Somervell's Island (present-day Solomons) blockaded the river's mouth, cuttin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JC8_valor-at-st-leonard-creek_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
"One of the enemy's rockets fell on board one of our barges, and, after passing through one of the men (one of only three Americans to die from a British rocket during the entire war in Maryland) set the barge on fire...a barrel of powder and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JC7_john-stuart-skinner_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
"Ruffian, Patriot, and Philanthropist..." John Quincy Adams. Born in Calvert County, by 1813 John Stuart Skinner was a Purser for the U.S. Navy, in charge of purchases and accounts for the United States Chesapeake Flotilla. When the Brit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAO_the-government-at-st-leonards_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
You are now standing on the house site of Richard Smith, Sr., who in 1657 was appointed to fill the newly created office of Attorney General for Maryland. The following year, this plantation—-"St. Leonard's—-was used by the colon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAN_attention-to-detail-gertrude-sawyer-architect_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Emphasizing functional requirements as well as traditional Chesapeake Tidewater architecture, Gertrude Sawyer designed 26 Colonial Revival buildings for Patterson's Point Farm from 1932 to 1955. A graduate of the first class (1919) of the Cambridg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAM_the-search-for-the-chesapeake-flotilla_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Underwater archaeology is often more difficult than terrestrial archaeology, especially when visibility is poor because of salty water. Side scan sonars and magnetometers (sophisticated metal detectors) are employed in the search for underwater ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAK_we-must-have-done-them-considerable-damage_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
After encountering superior British naval forces, Commodore Barney retreated into the relative safety of St. Leonard Creek, which was easily defendable because of its narrow entrance and high banks. One June 8th, 9th, and 10th, the British sent wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAJ_the-commodore-can-beat-any-barges-sent-against-him_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
As dawn approached on June 26th, 1814, the United States Chesapeake Flotilla and American shore batteries launched a poorly-coordinated attack against the British. Under the cover of darkness, U.S. Army and Marine units, aided by 20 flotillamen, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAI_land-battle-evidence_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
In 2000, archaeologists at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum examined three areas, including the hill directly ahead. The research was funded by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. None of the artifacts found on…
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