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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8G_what-life-was-like-here_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
The main house probably had two rooms on the first floor, a sleeping loft upstairs, a chimney made of mud and brick, and a shed facing the river. Archaeologists speculate that a room for storing dairy foods was located off the north side. By looki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8F_excavation-process-gathers-the-most-information_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
Before excavations began, archaeologist collected artifacts from the surface of the plowed field to determine the site's size and age. Based on the location of these objects, researchers developed a plan to gain the maximum amount of information w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J8E_discovery-of-a-colonial-plantation_Saint-Leonard-MD.html
For more than 300 years, farmers have grown crops in this field. In the 1980s, archaeologists noticed historic objects on the surface in one area of the plowed field. To learn more about early rural life in Maryland, they carefully collected the o…