History

Bayside History Museum – Chesapeake Beach Railway

Updated On: Apr 9, 2024 | Railway travel was another aspect of life in the early 20th century.

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Bayside History Museum – Tobacco Display

Updated On: Mar 21, 2024 | An important part of the cultural history was tobacco.

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Accokeek Foundation – Piscataway History Videos

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | A variety of videos that discuss the human side of Tidewater tobacco culture, past and present.

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Accokeek Foundation – Colonial Life Videos

Updated On: Mar 21, 2024 | More specific information on colonial life

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Accokeek Trail Signs

Updated On: Mar 21, 2024 | Trail signs will guide you throughout the park.

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Accokeek Foundation – Farm Tours

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Farm tours provide an opportunity to observe the environment that the enslaved toiled in on a daily basis.

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Accokeek self guided tours – awnings, bricks and clapboard

Updated On: Mar 21, 2024 | On plantations with enslaved, this construction was likely accomplished with the support of enslaved.

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Accokeek Self Guided Tours – Kate Sharper

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | A look into the life of Kate Sharper

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Accokeek Foundation Theatre Performances

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | Several opportunities to appreciate the lives of enslaved people in the 18th century

Notable People History Photo Gallery

George Gaither Forrest

Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | George G. Forrest was the first African American County Executive for St. Mary's County and a nationally recognized leader, coach and war hero.

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

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Southern MarylandEquity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition