Hundreds of freedom seekers risked their lives to escape from slavery in Maryland. Full of courage and inspiration, more people successfully fled from bondage in Maryland than from any other state. Their heroic stories are plentiful and riveting and are told through the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom sites and through programs and tours that share freedom seekers’ struggles and triumphs. Here you can discover the real Underground Railroad and find out why Maryland[...]
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The Maryland Horse Library and Education Center is one of the largest libraries of its kind on the east coast, with over 5,000 titles dedicated to equines. It is the cultural and educational hub of the Maryland Horse Park System.
We are a local family owned business that does all our own local crabbing during Maryland crab season. Even our bait is locally caught. Our watermen run trot lines & go out 7 days a week to bring us the freshest crabs around.
Explore exhibits on Maryland National Air Guard, 1940’s Martin Company, Rosie the Riveter, Maryland astronauts, aircraft nose art,16 aircraft outdoor flightline and more
Take a trip through Mountain Maryland behind the largest operating steam locomotive on the East Coast! Climb 1,291 vertical feet from Cumberland to Frostburg through the Allegany mountains. We offer The Frostburg Flyer, Dinner Trains, and more!
The Maryland Jockey Club, established in 1743, is the premier sports and entertainment destination for world-class Thoroughbred horse racing.
Located on an attractive 319 acre water-front campus, St. Mary's College stands on a historic piece of land first settled in 1634. As Maryland's only Public Honors College, students receive the benefits of a small, liberal arts college with the lower cost of state tuition.
A bronze forensic statue of Frederick Douglass who was born enslaved in Maryland, liberated himself, and became a national leader in the effort to abolish slavery in America. The statue is located in the Maryland State House room in which the 1864 Constitutional Convention was held. The Constitution of 1864 was significant because it contained a Declaration of Rights that, in its first article, abolished slavery in Maryland.
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