228 229 Waldorf Willows Huntingtown DR SAMUEL A MUDD HOUSE MUSEUM 263 2 Chesapeake Bay Breezy Point Beach Plum Point SHARPS ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE White Plains Saint Charles ROOTS AND TIDES SCENIC BYWAY Hudson MONASTERY (1790) THOMAS STONE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 488 5 La Plata Port Tobacco BOOTH’S ESCAPE SCENIC BYWAY 231 425 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TOUR SCENIC BYWAY Chapel 301 ST. MARY’S CHURCH AND CEMETARY 6 Charlotte Hall Calvert Beach Long Beach Mechanicsville e R d 5 Bel Alton ZEKIAH SWAMP NATURAL CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 235 a n i c s v i l l Popes Creek Chaptico RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TOUR SCENIC BYWAY CALVERT CLIFFS STATE PARK COVE POINT LIGHTHOUSE M e c h BOOTH’S ESCAPE SCENIC BYWAY Hollywood 235 TRIP TIPS For convenient access to water-based recreation, Leonardtown has a waterside park with a launch for canoes and kayaks. Leonardtown Po to m Fishing PATUXENT RIVER iv ac R er Cobb Island Lexington Park ST CLEMENTS ISLAND STATE PARK & MUSEUM Historic Saint Mary’s City Piney Point PINEY POINT LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM St George’s Island ST. CLEMENT’S ISLAND MUSEUM Coltons Point ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE • Port Tobacco Travel east through Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area to reach Chaptico, a port town that was occupied by the British during both the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Christ Episcopal Church, King and Queen Parish, was built here in 1736 on land donated by Francis Scott Key’s grandfather. The church is open to the public for tours, and visitors are encouraged to enjoy the annual strawberry and fall festivals. Branching o the main byway, head south to Coltons Point and the St. Clement’s Island Museum, which features exhibits on Maryland’s earliest history and serves as a launching point for water taxi rides to the island itself. St. Clement’s Island is where Father White celebrated the fi rst Roman Catholic Mass in the colonies. Today, the island is a state park on which (Continued on page 47) christ episcopal church, king and queen parish Chaptico • 301-884-3451 www.christepiscopal chaptico.org Port Tobacco • 301-392-3418 https://porttobacco courthouse.com/ port tobacco historic village smallwood state park SIDE TRIP historic st. mary’s city St. Mary’s City 240-895-4990, 800-762-1634 www.hsmcdigshistory.org Marbury • 301-743-7613 www.dnr.maryland.gov/ publiclands/pages/southern/ smallwood.aspx myrtle grove wildlife management area La Plata • 301-743-5161 www.dnr.maryland.gov/ wildlife/pages/publiclands/ southern/myrtlegrove.aspx point lookout state park Coltons Point 301-769-2222 www.visitstmarysmd.com/ directory/st-clements-island-museum/ st. clement’s island museum A southern branch of this byway takes you to Cobb Island, well known for its fi shing and seafood. Along the way, you can visit Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, built in 1750. It was the parish of Thomas Claggett, who became the fi rst Episcopal bishop consecrated in the United States in 1792. Scotland • 301-872-5688 www.dnr.maryland.gov/ publiclands/pages/southern/ pointlookout.aspx Port Tobacco 804-224-1732 x227 www.nps.gov/thst thomas stone national historic site For information about amenities found along this byway, please refer to the chart on page 62. Bishop Thomas Claggett 1-877-333-4455 | www.visitmaryland.org | 45
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