Things To Do in Charlestown, Maryland

Federal-period restored Colonial home with a Colonial basement kitchen; 19th-century wooden water tower ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Inscription. Stone wharf and warehouse were built here by Decree of General Assembly in 1744. Remains of wharf can be seen. Officers chests left behind by two Companies of Royal American Regiment quartered in winter of 1756-1757 were ... More on HMDB

Inscription. 32000 acres granted to George Talbot with Right of Court Baron and Court Leet, June 11, 1680. , Erected 1987 by National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors. , Location. 39° 34.248′ N, 75° ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Member of Council of Safety and Courageous Officer of the Maryland Line in Revolutionary War, native of Pennsylvania, Princeton Graduate (1767) and lawyer. He settled in brick house near this site after his marriage in ... More on HMDB

Founded in 1742, Charlestown has a variety of recreational amenities, historical attractions, and special ... More on Charlestownmd.org

Inscription. Laid out and erected as a town by Act of Assembly in 1742 “there being as yet no such place settled at, or near the head of Chesapeake Bay.” George Washington records many ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During Revolutionary War this daring officer commanded Cecil County troop of Lees Legion, the Calvary of Lieutenant Colonel Henry (Lighthorse Harry)Lee. Near here in 1778 Rudulph is said to have led squad disguised as ... More on HMDB

A large, public, sandy beach on the northern reaches of the Chesapeake Bay. Not really a swimming hole, but attractive because the jellyfish that plague the lower Chesapeake don't reach up this far.. NOTE: In 8/2007, a Washington ... More on SwimmingHoles.info

(Gilpin Falls, 119', 1860, closed to motor traffic, rebuilt 2009, 20-07-01) across Northeast Creek N. of North East , Cecil County, MD. MD272 N. 3.0 miles from jct with US40 on the N. side of North... More on dalejtravis.com

View from Rt. 272; 119-ft. red wooden bridge built circa 1860. Recent restorations have helped maintain its beauty. More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Built in 1827, the Concord Point Lighthouse is the second oldest tower lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay and the oldest continuouse lighthouse in Maryland. It is located where the Susquehanna River... More on Harfordmd.com

Oldest continuously operated lighthouse in Maryland. Fully restored. More on Search.visitmaryland.org