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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8G_what-life-was-like-here_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
The main house probably had two rooms on the first floor, a sleeping loft upstairs, a chimney made of mud and brick, and a shed facing the river. Archaeologists speculate that a room for storing dairy foods was located off the north side. By looki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8F_excavation-process-gathers-the-most-information_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Before excavations began, archaeologist collected artifacts from the surface of the plowed field to determine the site's size and age. Based on the location of these objects, researchers developed a plan to gain the maximum amount of information w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8E_discovery-of-a-colonial-plantation_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
For more than 300 years, farmers have grown crops in this field. In the 1980s, archaeologists noticed historic objects on the surface in one area of the plowed field. To learn more about early rural life in Maryland, they carefully collected the o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8D_jefferson-patterson-park-museum_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Enter another world one that had existed in the Chesapeake Bay region long before Europeans came to settle here. Follow this trail to a re-created Native American Village, where you will learn about the Eastern Woodland people who lived here when …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8C_jefferson-patterson-park-museum_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Welcome to Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (JPPM), State Museum of Archaeology, where we explore the changing cultures and environment of the Chesapeake Bay region over the past 12,000 years.
You can investigate the thousands of years of hum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8B_weapons-of-war_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
The replica 18-pounder cannon located on the hill is similar to the type used by American forces during the Battle of St. Leonard Creek. "18-pounder" refers to the weight of the cannonballs, which were approximately five inches in diamet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8A_naval-warfare_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
During the Battles of St. Leonard Creek, the United States Chesapeake Flotilla consisted of the sloop Scorpion armed with four cannon, 13 barges with two cannon each, the one-gun row galley Vigilant, and a lookout boat and two gunboats, each armed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J79_turning-point_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
The original St. Leonard's Town, at the head of St. Leonard Creek, served as the Chesapeake Flotilla's base in June 1814. The flotilla moved out after intense fighting on June 26, exposing the town to destructive British raids.
The town site suff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PF_st-leonard-polling-house-and-garden-of-remembrance_St-Leonard-MD.html
This polling house was built in 1926 and residents voted here until 1974. The Garden of Remembrance honors all those held dear in the hearts of area residents. It also honors First Ladies Mrs. John Quincy Adams and Mrs. Zachary Taylor, who were re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PD_brewhouse_St-Leonard-MD.html
5½ Miles. ← Mackall's Landing. Birthplace of Thomas Johnson (1732-1819), member of Continental Congress 1774. Nominated Washington as Commander-in-Chief Continental Army 1775. First elected Governor of Maryland 1777. Associate Justice U…