Cheap Things To Do in Bel Alton, Maryland

Inscription. Mid-18th century farm house (with alterations after 1800) was home of Col. Samuel Cox. This southern sympathizer fed and sheltered fugitives John Wilkes Booth and David E. Herold before dawn on Easter Sunday, April 16, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. After leaving Dr. Samuel A. Mudd's house on April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and his accomplice David E. Herold avoided Zekiah Swamp and made a wide arc around the village ... More on HMDB

Inscription. After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David A. Herold, fled Washington for Southern Maryland, a hotbed of Confederate sympathizers. After leaving the home ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Remained hidden from April 16 to 21, 1865 in a nearby pine thicket, while Union troops searched for them. Thomas A. Jones brought them food and the newspapers. , Erected by Charles County Civil War Centennial Commission. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Home of Confederate Mail Agent, Thomas A. Jones, who helped to shelter, and aided the escape of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold in their flight, April 16th to 21st 1865. , Erected by Charles County Civil War Centennial ... More on HMDB

One of the oldest communities on the East Coast. Existed first as an Indian settlement of Potopaco, then as ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

The Port Tobacco River is a tributary of the Potomac River located in Charles County, Maryland in the United States. The river is approximately 8.5 miles (13.5 km) in length. The river ... More on AnglerWeb.com

When Thomas Stone signed the Declaration of Independence he literally wrote himself into American history. Immerse yourself in revolutionary history. Visit the restored house and stroll the 322 ac... More on Nps.gov

When Thomas Stone signed the Declaration of Independence he literally wrote himself into American history. Immerse yourself in revolutionary history. Visit the restored house and stroll the 322 acr... More on recreation.gov

Founded in 1641, St. Ignatius was established by Jesuits who arrived to help with the formation of a new Engli ... More on PlanetWare

Port Tobacco Parish was established in 1692 and was supports by a tobacco poll tax until 1776. In 1904 the chu ... More on PlanetWare

Site of St. Mary's County Welcome Center - home to one of nation's earliest hospitals located next to Ye Coole Springs, noted for ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Inscription. An outgrowth of the “Free Schools” established in Maryland in 1723, founded in 1774 “to provide for the liberal and pious education of the youth of this province, the... More on HMDB