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The home of Ignatius Digges whose daughter Mary, married Thomas Sim Lee, twice Governor of Maryland. Lee died here, 1819. General George Washington visited here four times and Martha Washington once. In the War of 1812 British officers stopped her…
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Nottingham was the Chesapeake Flotilla's base in July and early August 1814. The town was hastily abandoned on August 21 as the British moved in. An enemy rear guard protected this important landing while the main force invaded Washington. British…
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Imagine this scene on August 22, 1814, when explosions erupted on the Patuxent! The U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla scuttled their own vessels when British pursuers approached. With the flotilla destroyed, the British landed about 500 troops at Mount Cal…
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A series of explosions rocked the Patuxent on August 22, 1814. Commodore Joshua Barney's armed barges had eluded the British until their escape ended in the shallows of the river. His orders were clear: destroy the flotilla to keep it from enemy h…
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A port town with a population of 1500. During the Revolution the British camped here on August 21, 1814 on their march to Washington.
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George Washington "lodged" here August 31, 1774, going to First Continental Congress. On May 4, 1775, on his way to Second Continental Congress where, on Jun 15, 1775, he was elected "General and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United Coloni…
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Ardent patriot and champion of religious freedom. Born in Upper Marlborough on this site. First Catholic bishop of the United States. Founder of Georgetown University.
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In memory of John Rogers (1723 - 1789) John Rogers, a prominent lawyer and patriot, resided in Upper Marlboro during the 1760s and 1770s. He represented Prince George's County at the Maryland Conventions of 1774 and 1775, and on July 25, 1775, s…
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This monument perpetuates the memory of the sons and daughters of Prince George's County who, true to the traditions of their county and the teachings of their forefathers, served their country in the Great War of 1917-1918. To the spirit of that …
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The Walk of History"We walk in the footsteps of those who went before us."
The 300th anniversary of the founding of Prince George's County Maryland, was celebrated on April 23rd, 1996. Three hundred years before, in 1696, a new county had been …