Author: Christopher R. Eck
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467117226
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Southern Maryland is made up of a collection of peninsulas covered in low rolling hills, fields, forests, swamps, and waterways leading to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. As such, this area enjoyed relative isolation and small population for over three centuries despite its proximity to cities such as Alexandria, Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington. Those who did settle here developed a close connection to its farms, waterways, and natural remoteness. Southern Maryland, known for the state's earliest Colonial settlements, is composed of three of the state's oldest counties: St. Mary's, Charles, and Calvert. Although largely agricultural and maritime in outlook, this region was also the birthplace of the nation's ideal of religious freedom and many of its greatest citizens, including leaders of the Revolution, the early national government, and the state. Many of their homes and churches survive as historic landmarks, or their existence has been documented and preserved for posterity.
Southern Maryland's Historic Landmarks
Author: Christopher R. Eck
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467117226
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Southern Maryland is made up of a collection of peninsulas covered in low rolling hills, fields, forests, swamps, and waterways leading to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. As such, this area enjoyed relative isolation and small population for over three centuries despite its proximity to cities such as Alexandria, Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington. Those who did settle here developed a close connection to its farms, waterways, and natural remoteness. Southern Maryland, known for the state's earliest Colonial settlements, is composed of three of the state's oldest counties: St. Mary's, Charles, and Calvert. Although largely agricultural and maritime in outlook, this region was also the birthplace of the nation's ideal of religious freedom and many of its greatest citizens, including leaders of the Revolution, the early national government, and the state. Many of their homes and churches survive as historic landmarks, or their existence has been documented and preserved for posterity.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467117226
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Southern Maryland is made up of a collection of peninsulas covered in low rolling hills, fields, forests, swamps, and waterways leading to the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. As such, this area enjoyed relative isolation and small population for over three centuries despite its proximity to cities such as Alexandria, Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington. Those who did settle here developed a close connection to its farms, waterways, and natural remoteness. Southern Maryland, known for the state's earliest Colonial settlements, is composed of three of the state's oldest counties: St. Mary's, Charles, and Calvert. Although largely agricultural and maritime in outlook, this region was also the birthplace of the nation's ideal of religious freedom and many of its greatest citizens, including leaders of the Revolution, the early national government, and the state. Many of their homes and churches survive as historic landmarks, or their existence has been documented and preserved for posterity.
Places from the Past
Author: Clare Lise Cavicchi
Publisher: Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN: 9780971560703
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Publisher: Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN: 9780971560703
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Original ...
A Rebel of ʻ61
Author: Joseph R. Stonebraker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Architectural and Historic Treasures of Washington County, Maryland
Author: Patricia Schooley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972571500
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Architectural & Historic Treasures of Washington County, Maryland features 140 articles, including references to original land patents, early settlers and their families, and the establishment of towns throughout Washington County. In addition, this book includes over 500 photographs, plus 64 pages of color photos, maps showing each location, many historic pictures, an extensive glossary and index.Publication of this book was made possible by the Washington County Historical Trust and the volunteer efforts of its members. All profits will be placed in a revolving fund for the preservation of endangered properties in Washington County, Maryland.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972571500
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Architectural & Historic Treasures of Washington County, Maryland features 140 articles, including references to original land patents, early settlers and their families, and the establishment of towns throughout Washington County. In addition, this book includes over 500 photographs, plus 64 pages of color photos, maps showing each location, many historic pictures, an extensive glossary and index.Publication of this book was made possible by the Washington County Historical Trust and the volunteer efforts of its members. All profits will be placed in a revolving fund for the preservation of endangered properties in Washington County, Maryland.
The War Came by Train
Author: Daniel Carroll Toomey
Publisher: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
ISBN: 9781886248014
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
ISBN: 9781886248014
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Fugitive Blacksmith; Or, Events in the History of James W.C. Pennington
Author: James W. C. Pennington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave
Author: Josiah Henson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365769763
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 - May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden in Kent County. Henson's autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself (1849), is widely believed to have inspired the character of the fugitive slave, George Harris, in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365769763
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Josiah Henson (June 15, 1789 - May 5, 1883) was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery in Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden in Kent County. Henson's autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself (1849), is widely believed to have inspired the character of the fugitive slave, George Harris, in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852).