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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HU7_welcome-to-blackwater-national-wildlife-refuge_Cambridge-MD.html
Blackwater was established in 1933 as a haven for migratory waterfowl. Although management for migratory birds remains a primary focus over 80 years later, the refuge also protects and manages habitat for threatened and endangered species and prov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HU6_why-use-native-plants_Cambridge-MD.html
Native or indigenous plants naturally occur in the region which they evolved. They are adapted to local soil, rainfall and temperature conditions, and have developed natural defenses to many insects and diseases. Because of these traits, native pl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HTL_blackwater-national-wildlife-refuge-taking-refuge-from-slavery_Cambridge-MD.html
It is no accident that for years more fugitives escaped from slavery in Maryland than any other state—the 1850 census recorded 259 runaways. Location played a critical role in these escapes. Networks of black and white abolitionists helped f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRI_stanley-institute-racing-to-freedom_Cambridge-MD.html
In October 1857, ten years before Stanley Institute was established two large groups of enslaved families successfully fled this area.
Caroline and Daniel Stanley and their six children escaped with Nat and Lizzie Amby and six others. Two weeks l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRH_living-off-the-land_Cambridge-MD.html
Agriculture has been a mainstay of the local culture and economy for centuries. In the1700s, grain production was so widespread that the Eastern Shore was called the "breadbasket of the American Revolution." The farming tradition continu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRG_exploring-dorchesters-fragile-beauty_Cambridge-MD.html
The landscapes here may look timeless—-but they're constantly changing. Since the Chesapeake Bay reached its present shape about 4,000 years ago, tides continue to tug at the shore, wind and storms, reshape the coastline, land settles, and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HRF_long-wharf-the-river_Cambridge-MD.html
As a deep-water tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the Choptank River was a commercial artery of the Eastern Shore since colonial times. Cargoes of timber, tobacco, and farm harvests were hoisted by dockworkers to waiting ships.
During the early …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXB_christ-p-e-church_Cambridge-MD.html
The original church erected year 1693 was destroyed and restored year 1794 and again rebuilt in year 1863. The wall was erected year 1762. The grounds contain graves of Revolutionary and other war heroes. Also of men famous in state and country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DX9_john-f-kennedy_Cambridge-MD.html
Dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States who on this spot May 14, 1960, addressed the people of Dorchester County."Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19CH_enjoy-our-park_Cambridge-MD.html
Take a stroll along our one mile waterfront trail. This boardwalk stretches from the Franklin Street boat ramp, near Governor's Hall, to the end of the Choptank River fishing pier.
A wide variety of native plants flourish all around the Visito…