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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAK_we-must-have-done-them-considerable-damage_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
After encountering superior British naval forces, Commodore Barney retreated into the relative safety of St. Leonard Creek, which was easily defendable because of its narrow entrance and high banks. One June 8th, 9th, and 10th, the British sent wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAJ_the-commodore-can-beat-any-barges-sent-against-him_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
As dawn approached on June 26th, 1814, the United States Chesapeake Flotilla and American shore batteries launched a poorly-coordinated attack against the British.
Under the cover of darkness, U.S. Army and Marine units, aided by 20 flotillamen, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JAI_land-battle-evidence_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
In 2000, archaeologists at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum examined three areas, including the hill directly ahead. The research was funded by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program.
None of the artifacts found on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J9F_the-war-of-1812-living-history_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
At Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, living history is an important way to educate visitors about the museum's important role in the War of 1812. Recognizing the importance of making history come to life, Richard Fischer, Jr. has been instrumenta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J9E_smiths-st-leonard-site_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Between 1767 and 1773, two neighbors-Thomas Johnson (father of Maryland's first state governor) and Walter Smith-twice went to court to settle a dispute about the boundary of Smith's plantation of St. Leonard. Many local residents were called to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8L_war-on-the-water_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
The largest naval engagement in Maryland took place in St. Leonard Creek in June 1814. Americans prevailed in a series of skirmishes June 8-10, but the British ultimately trapped them in the creek. The first battle had little effect.
On June 26, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8K_fate-of-the-flotilla_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Some of the fiercest fighting of the war occurred here, where St. Leonard Creek meets the Patuxent River. During the summer of 1814, the British navy tried to flush out and destroy Commodore Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Flotilla—a rag-tag asse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8J_indian-life-at-the-stearns-site_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Were There Indians in Calvert County? This is a common question. In the early 1600s A.D., there were several small, closely-related Indian chiefdoms in the area. The most influential group called itself "Patuxent," a name we now use for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8I_evidence-found-in-the-ground_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Information about the people who lived here comes from the items that they left behind, such as objects discarded or lost. People also leave behind the remains of their buildings, as well as evidence of some of their daily activities. Archaeologis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8H_kings-reach-post-mold-patterns_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
As wooden building posts decay in the ground, they form distinctly-colored soils that archaeologists call post molds. The location and spacing of post molds provide important clues about the size of a building, the arrangements of its rooms, and h…