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Oxford Wharf Recruiting United States Colored Troops
Beaches – Oxford, Maryland
Inscription. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued January 1, 1863, authorized the recruiting of African Americans as United States soldiers. Blacks on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware sought freedom for themselves and their ... More on HMDB
Oxford Museum
Museums – Oxford, Maryland
Learn the history of Oxford through this museum's many displays including numerous photographs, ... More on Yahoo! Travel
Rev. Lawrence Anthony Bender, S.S.
Landmarks – Bryantown, Maryland
Inscription. Â , November 14, 1924 – February 5, 2004: Education. St. Marys Elementary, Notre Dame High School, Bryantown, MD 1931–1942 Â St. Charles College Seminary, Catonsville, MD 1942–1945 Â Bachelors Degree, ... More on HMDB
Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn Mistress Margaret Brent
Landmarks – Saint Marys City, Maryland
Inscription. The National Society, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America placed this tablet in honor of our National President 1952–1955 Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn, born in St. Marys County and whose ancestors landed ... More on HMDB
Mathias de Sousa
Landmarks – Saint Marys City, Maryland
Inscription. Mathias de Sousa was the first black Marylander. Of African and Portuguese descent, he was one of nine indentured servants brought to Maryland by Jesuit missionaries and was on The Ark when Lord Baltimores expedition ... More on HMDB
Saint Johns Church
Landmarks – Warsaw, Virginia
Inscription. Built in 1835, this church replaced the Lunenburg Parish Lower Church (ca. 1732), abandoned after the American Revolution and the disestablishment of the Anglican Church. Different denominations occupied some colonial ... More on HMDB
Christ Church Episcopal
Landmarks – La Plata, Maryland
Inscription. Parish church of Port Tobacco Parish, one of the 30 Church of England parishes established, 1692, by act of the provincial assembly, supported by a yearly poll tax of 40 pounds of tobacco. In 1904 the edifice was moved ... More on HMDB
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Landmarks – Piney Point, Maryland
Inscription. Visit Piney Point between March and October and you might see osprey at home on pilings used to moor oil barges. These graceful birds of prey return every year around St. Patricks Day from their winter homes in Brazil, ... More on HMDB
Just Bikes
Things To Do – Tappahannock, Virginia
Chincoteague offers a great place to take off with a bike or walk. Everything is close and has the perfect blend of small town and wilderness. Many of the roads on Chincoteague have sidewalks. Chi... More on Chincoteague.com
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