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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14Z3_a-place-of-history_Lexington-Park-MD.html
Point Lookout is a witness to much of our nation's history. As you survey the vast expanse of Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River, remember those who have come before.Early InhabitantsFive thousand years ago, Native Americans first came to this s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14Z2_a-seaside-resort-at-point-lookout_Lexington-Park-MD.html
The grassy area in front of you was once the site of a major resort. The geared wheels peeking out of the grass are all that remain. They were part of a power plant that provided lighting for the resort' buildings and power for its water treatment…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14Z1_contraband-camp_Lexington-Park-MD.html
During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved African-Americans escaped from captivity in the South to liberty in the North. The grounds before once sheltered these freedom-seekers, know at that time as "Contraband".
Conditions in the "Contraban…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14Y7_point-lookout-hammond-hospital_Lexington-Park-MD.html
This monument is dedicated to the memory of those soldiers, sailors, and hospital attendants from both North and South, who were here at Point Lookout from July 1862 to July 1865.This monument marks the general location of the Hammond Hospital
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12IY_st-marys-county-and-u-s-navy-history_Lexington-Park-MD.html
In 1942, the Department of Defense acquired land in St. Mary's County and began construction of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, a facility that would play a crucial role in testing airplanes used on World War II aircraft carriers. The establ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12F3_architectural-significance-of-the-first-lexington-park-community_Lexington-Park-MD.html
The U.S. Navy developed Lexington Park to house the civilian workers who streamed into the area following the establishment of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Named for the storied carrier Lexington, it was the first planned community in St.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM128X_united-states-colored-troops_Lexington-Park-MD.html
African Americans have served in every war since the American Revolution. During the Civil War, more that 180,000 African Americans comprising 170 units served in the Union Army and 29,511 served in the Union Navy. Nearly 700 United States Colored…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6FO_saint-nicholas-church_Lexington-Park-MD.html
1637 Jesuit Mission of Father Andrew White was located a mile from here on Patuxent River, on land given by Mattapanient Indian Chief Macquacomen. The first St. Nicholas Church was built at this site in 1796 by Jesuit Father James Walton. Present …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7_let-there-be-light_Lexington-Park-MD.html
For 136 years, the Point lookout Lighthousehelped generations of Chesapeake Baymariners avoid shoals, navigate through densefog, and find the Potomac River's mouth. Thebeam shone until 1966, when an automated light off Point Lookout assumed the jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4_point-lookout-state-park_Lexington-Park-MD.html
Hammond General Hospital, openedat Point Lookout, Maryland, inAugust 1862, was named for Surgeon General William A. Hammond. The massive structure, builtto accommodate 1,400 amen, was set on piles about two to three feetabove ground and covered ne…