An ac a osti Ri ve dr. samuel a. mudd home and museum Waldorf • 301-645-6870 www.drmudd.org st. mary’s county welcome center FLETCHER’S BOATHOUSE lR Washington, D.C. GEORGETOWN VISITOR CENTER BLADENSBURG WATERFRONT PARK B a lt 295 or eW Landover 193 50 202 50 im Mitchellv Largo 214 Ca na friendship landing, nanjemoy creek Charlotte • 800-327-9023 www.visitstmarysmd.com/ about-st-marys-welcome-center Capitol Heights 495 r STAR-SPANGLED BAN SCENIC BYWAY ot om ac Ri r ve BOOTH’S ESCAPE SCENIC BYWAY Su itl an d Nanjemoy • 301-932-3470 https://destinationsouthern maryland.com/places/ friendship-landing/ surratt house museum Clinton • 301-868-1121 www.surrattmuseum.org 210 Rd 4 5 414 nn port tobacco historic village zekiah swamp natural environment area Brandywine • 301-396-5839 https://destination southernmaryland.com/ places/zekiah-swamp-natural-environment-area/ 495 Oxon Hill Temple Hills Camp Springs Clinton ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE Pe syl van i a Ave 223 ROSARYVILLE STATE PARK 5 om Port Tobacco • 301-392-3418 https://porttobacco courthouse.com/ ac River Fort Washington SURRATT HOUSE MUSEUM Cro 223 st. mary’s church and cemetery ot Cr 373 301 ai n w H P Piscataway 381 Charlotte Hall 301-934-8825 https://stmarychurch newport.org/ y Brandywine For information about amenities found along this byway, please refer to the chart on page 62. MYRTLE GROVE WMA Accokeek 210 228 STA Mattawoman Waldorf 5 229 CEDARVILLE STATE FOREST DR. SAMUEL A. MUDD HOME AND MUSEUM Waldorf TRIP TIPS Wear comfortable clothing and bring binoculars for Pisgah bird-watching while hiking along trails and exploring wetlands. SMALLWOOD STATE PARK 224 White Plains Saint Charles DR SAMUEL A MUDD HOUSE MUSEUM MT CARMEL MONASTERY (1790) Rose Hill Rd 6 488 5 La Plata Port Tobacco 301 BOOTH’S ESCAPE SCENIC BYWAY 231 DONCASTER STATE FOREST 425 SCENIC BYWAY Chapel Point Rd ST. MARY’S CHURCH AND CEMETARY 6 PURSE STATE PARK Nanjemoy OLD DURHAM CHURCH (1732) ST IGNATIUS CHURCH (1662) Bel Alton ZEKIAH SWAMP NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AREA Budds C re ek Rd 234 Mechan 6 Popes Creek 301 Popes Creek 224 Rd CRAIN MEMORIAL INFORMATION CENTER 238 BOOTH’S ESCAPE SCENIC BYWAY oc 257 k Poi nt CH EP CH (1 Wico R mic Rd ive oR SURRATT HOUSE MUSEUM Clinton monocacy aqueduct PORT TOBACCO COURTHOUSE Port Tobacco Po t o m r ac Booth and Herold hid along Nanjemoy Creek before fl eeing into Virginia. The creek still has plenty of natural charm as a nesting site for bald eagles and fi shing hole for boaters who use the Friendship Landing ramp. Across the Potomac River on April 26, Federal troops caught up with Booth and Herold at a Virginia farm. Herold surrendered, stood trial in Washington, D.C., and was hanged. Refusing to turn himself in, Booth was shot and killed while hiding in a barn. ■ iv MARYLAND LORE John Wilkes Booth was born on a farm near Bel Air, Md. One of his older brothers, famed Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth, reportedly saved President Lincoln’s son Robert from falling into the path of a train several months prior to the president’s assassination. R er Cobb Island COLTON On the edge of the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., the urban-waterfront destination known as National Harbor features upscale shops, luxury accommodations and late-night entertainment. www.nationalharbor.com SIDE TRIP TUDOR HALL c. 1865, (Booth Family Home) • Bel Air John Wilkes Booth Edwin Booth Maryland Civil War Trails has an app to help guide you along the o cial trails and o er suggestions for more to explore. 1-877-333-4455 | www.visitmaryland.org | 41
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