Cheap Things To Do in Ridge, Maryland

The Point No Point lighthouse stands two miles removed from the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, and six miles north of Point Lookout and the entrance to the Potomac River. In 1891, the Lighthouse Board requested $35,000 for the lighthouse, ... More on LighthouseFriends.com

Full-service marina, easy access to bay. 160 slips, yachts to 200 ft., fuel/repair service, pool, picnic area, playground. ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Inscription. Hammond General Hospital, opened at Point Lookout, Maryland, in August 1862, was named for Surgeon General William A. Hammond. The massive structure, built to accommodate 1,400 amen, was set on piles about two to three ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Standing before you is Fort Lincoln, the main Union fortification on the peninsula. As a key defense stronghold, Fort Lincoln, also known as Fort #2, was cleverly designed to resist attack. To defend against artillery ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Erected by the State of Maryland in memory of the Confederate Soldiers who died Prisoners of War at Point Lookout, from March 1st, 1864, to June 30th, 1865. (north face) “At the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors who died at Point Lookout, Md. while prisoners of war and were there buried to the number of 3... More on HMDB

Inscription. Centuries of storms, fogs, shoals, collisions, combat, poor judgement and bad luck have plagued local mariners. Gazing across Point Lookout's waters, we can only wonder how many of their wrecks litter the bottom of the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Imagine defending this isolated peninsula during the Civil War. There were threats from within (from thousands of prisoners) and from without (by Confederate soldiers trying to free their comrades or gain territory). ... More on HMDB

Inscription. 2000 acres granted Sept. 8th, 1639 to Thomas Cornwaleys who came to Maryland with “The Ark and The Dove.” He and Jerome Hawley were appointed “His Lordships Commissioners for the government of said Province” ... More on HMDB

Inscription. By the end of the Civil War in 1865, the military bases at Point Lookout had grown into a small city. Besides the hospitals and prison camp, you could find dockyards, saw mills and warehouses even a railroad, a post office ... More on HMDB

Recreational opportunities abound on this picturesque peninsula formed by the Chesapeake Bay and the Potoma... More on marylandstateparks.org

We would come back. More on TripAdvisor