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Journey back to the pivotal days of the War of 1812, also called “America’s Second War of Independence.” Visit charming Southern Maryland towns, the thriving and scenic Baltimore Harbor, and sites surrounding the nation’s capital that were critical in defending America’s fledgling independence. As fighting continued throughout the summer of 1814, Maryland’s brave defenders not only stood strong against British invaders up and down the Chesapeake Bay, but also inspired the poem that would become[...]

The outdoor exhibit area interprets the aviation history, which began in 1941 as the first African-American owned and operated airfield in the state. The first black Civil Air Patrol squadron in the Washington, D.C. area, called the Columbia Squadron, was formed here.

Offers visitors the experience of seeing history being discovered by archaeologists working on an active excavation, who uncover relics from American Indians, a colonial town and a tobacco plantation. A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site.

Frederick Douglass bought land on the 500 block of South Dallas St from the Centennial Methodist Episcopal Church where he constructed 5 brick row-houses in 1892 as rental properties for African-Americans. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.

Jim Wims, a farmer, took acreage out of production for African-American children to have a ball field, which became known as Wims Meadow. Jim’s son Wilson worked to create the Clarksburg Recreation Center, bettering opportunities for his community.

This memorial honors the great civil rights leader who became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and is erected on the site of the old Court of Appeals building where Marshall argued some of his early civil rights cases.

This former Union encampment was established in 1863 for the recruitment and training of black soldiers, some whom had recently escaped enslavement. Paddle an African-American heritage water trail along the Patuxent River to the site. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site.

LYON RUM // Windon Distilling Company is located in Saint Michaels, MD. Since 2013, the distillery boasts a signature line of remarkable cane-to-glass American Rums. The Golden Hour is a stunning cocktail room & event space located on site.

This intersection of West and West Washington Streets is the gateway to the "Old Fourth Ward,'' Annapolis' historic African-American community. Its distinctive identity sparkled in its heyday of 1920-50 when Black and white people gathered here to enjoy a common interest in great music and entertainment.