Hughesville Camp Stanton Prince Frederick Rd, 20637 This former Union encampment was established in 1863 for the recruitment and training of Black soldiers, some who had recently escaped enslavement. Now empty fields, visitors can view the site from the south side of Route 231, Prince Frederick Road. explorecharlescounty.com/ see-do/history-and-heritage/ african-american-history-and-heritage/camp-stanton Maryland from the colonial period forward. csmd.edu/student-services/ library-services/southern-maryland-studies-center/ index.html Leonardtown Old Jail of St. Mary’s County Museum 41625 Courthouse Dr, 20650 • 240-925-3427 Built in 1858, the jail represents the fear and despair facing freedom seekers whose unsuccessful attempts at freedom ended here. The jail’s exhibits feature the stories of five runaway incarcerated enslaved people, and highlights the choices confronting freedom seekers and the struggles they endured. stmaryscountymd.gov/ Recreate/Museums/OldJail and then a community center. Located in South Hampton, formerly a housing development built in the 1940s exclusively for African-American civilian and military employees of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. stmaryscountymd.gov/ docs/facilitiescarver. pdf?202407300852 Port Tobacco Port Tobacco Courthouse 8430 Commerce St, 20677 • 301-934-4313 This reconstructed courthouse is where two African Americans were tried for aiding in the flight of more than 30 armed freedom seekers from Southern Maryland in 1845. porttobaccocourthouse.com Huntingtown Patuxent United Methodist Church 3500 Solomons Island Rd N, 20639 • 410-535-9819 The original church was built in 1883. Burned in 1893. Within seven months, the present building was erected on the site and dedicated, debt-free. umc.org/find-a-church/ church/78602 Lexington Park African-American Monument and Freedom Park 2 1744 S Coral Dr, 20653 301-737-5447 Dedicated in 2000 to recognize local African American achievements in the arts, agriculture, business, politics and education. visitstmarysmd.com/ directory/african-american-monument-and-freedom-park Carver Community Center (Formerly George Washington Carver School) 47450 Lincoln Ave, 20653 301-475-4200 ext 1800 George Washington Carver School, built in 1958, and its predecessor, Jaboesville School, built in 1925, served African-American students in southern St. Mary’s. Carver graduated its last high school class in 1966, when county schools were desegregated. It became an integrated elementary school Prince Frederick Calvert County Historical Society 70 Church St, 20678 410-535-2452 Among the society’s special collections are African-American genealogies and other historical documents. calverthistory.org La Plata African-American Heritage Society Museum 7485 Crain Hwy, 20646 301-609-9099; 301-843-2150 Depicts the life, history and contributions of famous African Americans from Charles County and displays items used during the time of slavery. somd.com/catalog/5743.php Southern Maryland Studies Center College of Southern Maryland Library Building, Room LR211 8730 Mitchell Rd, 20646 301-934-7606 Resources with information on slavery, freedom and the culture and development of Southern Scotland Point Lookout State Park & Civil War Museum 11175 Pt Lookout Rd, 20687 • 301-872-5688 Located at the mouth of the Potomac River, the park has ties to the Underground Railroad. Site of the Union’s Hammond 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 28 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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