Only remaining toll gate on National Road in Maryland. The toll house is a historical site that is open to visitors at all times. Interpretive signage available on site and guests can peer inside the toll house to sneak a peek of eras ago. Historic plaque indicates fees for wagons, animals and pedestrians to use road.
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Free guided tours inside the church to learn about the history, architecture, gardens and more; private tours available.
Exhibits include: US Life-Saving Service of Delmarva Peninsula, Boardwalk of Yesterday, Surf's Up, Aquarium Room, Children's Discovery Room and much more. .
Historic site of the first American-born saint. Free museum and 12-minute film. Guided tours of two historic homes, historic cemetery, and Basilica with Saint’s tomb. Part of Maryland's 2020 Year of the Woman.
Opened in 1854, this privately-owned "garden cemetery" boasts nearly 40,000 inhabitants including Francis Scott Key, Barbara Fritchie, Thomas Johnson, Jr. and war veterans ranging from Revolutionary to the Civil War, the World Wars to more recent conflicts. We proudly welcome tourists, history enthusiasts, genealogists and reverent recreationists.
Climb the tower, discover its history in the museum and explore the grounds. Special events throughout the year.
Discover America's Charmed City and landmarks from the War of 1812 and Civil War. Learn about life in a port city and its people's struggles and triumphs.
Uncover Annapolis' dark Puritan roots and the ghosts of ruthless pirates who once haunted its ports. Join us for ghost tours, pub crawls, and voodoo walks as we explore the city’s eerie past and most iconic historic sites with expert local guides.
Lucille Scott and Margaret Williams were denied admittance to Catonsville High School. NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall filed suit. Racially separate schools were found to have "some inequalities," bolstering the Brown v. Board of Education case.
This marker, which commemorates Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., is on the iron fencing that surrounds a fountain in Patterson Park. Watkins was a civil rights activist, pioneering heart surgeon, and a friend of Patterson Park.