June 25, 2009
The event was sponsored by the Calvert Marine Museum, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, Calvert County Department of Economic Development, and Charles County Economic Development & Tourism.
Higlights from the day
The Calvert Marine Museum hosted the morning presentations where attendees learned about the War of 1812 in Southern Maryland from War of 1812 historians Dr. Ralph Eshelman and Don Shomette. Attendees also veiwed an exhibit featuring artifacts recovered from an 1814 gun boat scuttled by Joshua Barney.
Attendees were transported to Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum for lunch and a tour of the Battle(s) of St. Leonard Creek sites.
The final stop was the town of Benedict, Maryland, where the British landed to begin their fateful march to Bladensburg and Washington D.C.
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