THE VILLAGES OF FREDERICKTOWN and Georgetown, both of which were burned during British raids in 1813, rest on the banks of the Sassafras River. Two Georgetown residences that survived the destruction were said to have been spared because Catharine “Kitty” Knight confronted British Rear Admiral George Cockburn himself and convinced him that a defenseless, elderly neighbor might be displaced if a fire were to start. The two residences are now known collectively as the Kitty Knight House [11] . U.S. Navy hero Jacob Jones once lived in what remains a private residence in the town of Cecilton. Jones commanded the U.S. sloop-of-war Wasp , which, early in October 1812, captured the HMS brig Frolic after both vessels were disabled during a vicious fight in the Atlantic. Similar to St. Michaels, Elkton twice repulsed British attacks. Elk Landing Historic Park [12] is the site of Fort Hollingsworth, one of three earthworks that defended the town. Joyous citizens gathered here in February 1815 when word reached them that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed, ending the war. + Su sq E N l e k c k Nort ? Elkton a Port Deposit ? 40 Susquehanna North Principio HISTORIC ELK LANDING State Park Iron Furnace East Rodgers Charlestown Elk River Park Tavern Perryville RE CAN Frenchtown Havre de Grace AW A E AKE AN D E L Chesapeake House 95 12 h E ast Carpenter Point . Chesapeake City CHESAP 301 D ? Maryland House 40 Elk Neck State Park lk E Spesutie Island Bohemia Turkey Point T n Point ow Grove Point Mount Harmon Sassafras . Cecilton Fredericktown Georgetown Still Pond ©GERRY EMBLETON Turners Creek 11 KITTY KNIGHT HOUSE Worton Creek Marina The Inn at Mitchell House MAP LEGEND r ste he C o r s i c a Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge Centreville . Eastern Neck Island Star-Spangled Banner Travel Guide | 35 MAP BY BOB PRATT a simple Caulks Field Monument [9] complements a landscape that has changed little in the last 200 years. Lieutenant Colonel Philip Reed, a former Revolutionary War soldier and U.S. Senator who led the militiamen, is buried in the churchyard at Christ Church I.U. [10] , Worton, also the site of an 18th-century sexton’s house. + Chestertown Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (approximate water route) Battle of Caulks Field Monument Rock Hall Star-Spangled Banner Trail site ? Visitor information Wayside information panel Trail orientation kiosk Battle or engagement Town raided/burned by British 301 C EASTERN SHORE Upper Chesapeake Bay– East Side ue ha nn Delaware Maryland
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