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Historic Sites Attractions In Port Tobacco

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Saint Ignatius Church

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

Kings Dominion

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

James Madison's Montpelier

Skyline Drive

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

National Museum of the Marine Corps

Port Tobacco, officially Port Tobacco Village, is a town in Charles County, in southern Maryland, United States. The population was 13 at the 2010 census, making Port Tobacco the smallest incorporated town in Maryland.
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Historic Sites Attractions In Port Tobacco

1. Thomas Stone National Historic Site Port Tobacco
Thomas Stone was an American planter and lawyer who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777. He acted as President of Congress for a short time in 1784.
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2. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Harpers Ferry
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by armed abolitionist John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's party of 22 was defeated by a company of U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Israel Greene. Colonel Robert E. Lee was in overall command of the operation to retake the arsenal. John Brown had originally asked Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, both of whom he had met in his transformative years as an abolitionist in Springfield, Massachusetts, to join him in his raid, but Tubman was prevented by illness and Douglass declined, as he believed Brown's plan would fail.
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3. James Madison's Montpelier Montpelier Station
James Madison's Montpelier, located in Orange County, Virginia, was the plantation house of the Madison family, including fourth President of the United States, James Madison, and his wife Dolley. The 2,650-acre property is open seven days a week with the mission of engaging the public with the enduring legacy of Madison's most powerful idea: government by the people. Montpelier was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. It was included in the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District in 1991. In 1983, the last private owner of Montpelier, Marion duPont Scott, bequeathed the estate to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has owned and operated the estate since 1984. In 2000, T...
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Port Tobacco Videos

1234 Cherry Tree Lane, Annapolis, Maryland

Offering a perfect blending of formal elegance and the casual Annapolis yachting lifestyle, this custom built luxury waterfront estate is on approximately 6.35 private and scenic acres. The estate will be auctioned Truly Absolute on September the 10th at 11:00 AM on the property site, and will be sold to the highest bidder, without reserve.

La Plata, Maryland

Get a quick glimpse of iconic La Plata, Maryland.

Road Trip From Miami to New York (Complete Video)

Full video of our northbound road trip from Miami to New York
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Mattawoman Creek

A day trip up the Mattawoman Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, Oct. 1, 2009.

Steve Bunker Dec. 7, 2003 Oral History Interview

Steve Bunker's background and a major love is the sea. Also a history buff, he originally came to Baltimore to help build a Baltimore Clipper in Baltimore Harbor, stayed on for a few years as Baltimore's maritime historian and eventually opened his shop in Fell's Point, The China Sea, a marine-salvage and antique shop complete with live parrots. A community leader for many years, Steve is remembered for representing the working waterfront community and helping to moderate development. He and Sharon Bondroff moved their shop to Maine in 1999 after they decided they could no longer afford the rents in Fell's Point.

In this interview, Steve tells his stories about Fell's Point and its history. The interview was conducted in his home in Maine on February 8, 2003 by Jacquie and Kraig Greff of Tonal Vision LLC in preparation for the documentary, Fell's Point Out of Time.

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