Hospital, where several nurses and doctors assisted in the escape of local Maryland freedom seekers. Thousands of freedom seekers from Virginia and other states found protection and shelter at a contraband camp at Point Lookout, located just outside the prisoner of war camp where United States Colored Troops were assigned to guard Confederate prisoners. Point Lookout Creek is where on April 15, 1848 the schooner Pearl , under the command of Daniel Drayton, was captured with 77 freedom seekers on board. Visit the lighthouse, earthworks, fortifi cations and graveyards and explore reconstructed barracks and o cer’s quarters. Programs o ered seasonally. dnr.maryland.gov/ publiclands/pages/southern/ pointlookout.aspx of Abundance, Season of Want: Making a Living from the Waters of the Patuxent.” Most of the oyster house workers were African Americans, and their work is interpreted in the exhibit. calvertmarine museum.com slave narrative of Charles Ball, who fl ed north to freedom. Two enslaved people from this site enlisted in the Union Army and became free. The visitors center o ers exhibits, re-enactments, events and demonstrations. jefpat.org St. Leonard CAL J-18 St. Mary’s City STM L-19 Brooks United Methodist Church & Cemetery 5550 Mackall Rd, 20685 410-586-3972 The focus of the civic life for African Americans in the area since the 1850s. The cemetery includes graves of many Union soldiers from the Civil War. brooksumc.org Je erson Patterson Park & Museum 10515 Mackall Rd, 20685 410-586-8557 Situated on the Patuxent River and St. Leonard Creek, this state museum of history and archaeology interprets the diverse cultures of the Chesapeake Bay region. The Battle of St. Leonard Creek, a War of 1812 naval engagement occurred here and is retold in the Historic St. Mary’s City Rt 5 & Rosecroft Rd, 20686 240-895-4990; 1-800-762-1634 A monument to Mathias de Sousa, the fi rst Marylander of African descent, stands at Historic St. Mary’s City, the state’s Colonial capital that now serves as an outdoor living history museum. Museum exhibits provide information on de Sousa and Africans in 17th-century Maryland. https://hsmcdigshistory.org/ Solomons CAL K-19 Calvert Marine Museum 14200 Solomons Island Rd, 20688 • 410-326-2042 Museum features collections, exhibits, paleontology, children’s rooms and the Drum Point Lighthouse. The nearby J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House was built in 1934 and features “Seasons Sunderland CAL I-18 H. Elizabeth Brown Roadside Marker MD Rt 2 at Pushaw Station Rd, 20689 The marker documents a local teacher’s pursuit of equalization of teacher salaries in Calvert County and throughout Maryland. hmdb.org/marker. asp?marker=5573 For a free Maryland Scenic Byways map, go to www.visitmaryland.org Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide 29
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