Steeplechasing has a long history in Maryland. Steeplechase races rose from competition between various fox hunting clubs. Steeplechasing has not changed much since those early days. The races are still run on fine, warm Spring days over similar courses with an audience of horse-lovers and race fans alike. Maryland Steeplechasing’s goal is to provide you [...]
Maryland’s World War II Memorial is unique. Visitors will walk through history when visiting the four-sided open-air amphitheater surrounded by a 100-foot diameter ring of 48 pillars, that represent the 48 states at the time of the war. Etched in granite are the names of 6,454 Marylanders who lost their lives, [...]
In 1883 the Sandy Point Shoal caisson with a 37-foot Empire-style eight-sided, red brick tower with a white roof and black lantern housing a 4th order Fresnel lens was built. This caisson replaced an earlier Sandy Point Light that had been built on land where Sandy Point State Park is located now. It was an [...]
The W-26 site was opened in 1955. It was upgraded to the Nike Hercules missile in 1961. The site was manned by Battery A, 36th Anti Aircraft Missile Battalion which was replaced by Battery A, 1st Missile Battalion, 562nd Artillery. This unit was then replaced by Battery A, 1st Missile Battalion, [...]
Celebrating three generations and an urban cultural landscape that spans over 300 years, the Carroll House is a restoration-in-progress. This national historic landmark bears great historical significance to the state of Maryland and America as the home of Charles Carroll the Settler, first Attorney General of Maryland who settled here in 1706, his son, Charles [...]
15 billion years ago, in a great flaring-forth, the story of our Universe began unfolding. About 12,000 years ago, with the melting of glacial ice, the story of the Mid-Atlantic coastal riverlands and culture emerged. Join us in re-envisioning — with story, song and art — the on-going wonder of The Chesapeake [...]
The primary purpose of the Goshen Farm Preservation Society is to safeguard and restore the Goshen Farm and its surrounding property for furture generations of residents of the Broadneck Peninsula and Anne Arundel County. The Society also intends to identify, protect and facilitate the study, preservation and communication of knowledge regarding other historically significant sites [...]
The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American heritage, and serves as the state’s official repository of African American material culture. The museum annually sponsors and hosts a variety of preservation, arts, and cultural lectures, workshops, performances, and other programs.
