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Benedict, MD
Benedict
\"Benedict,A chief port on the Patuxent River, Benedict was one of the first designated ports established by the 1683 Act for Advancement of Trade. Storehouses flourished near the wharves and ship building began earnestly in the late 1600s. Between 1817 and 1937, steamboats carrying freight and passengers stopped at Benedict en route to Baltimore and ports on the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers.
Benedict was the landing site in August 1814, for 4,500 British troops who marched to the nation’s capital. After capturing and burning the city, the troops returned to Benedict carrying their wounded and supplies. Two of the British soldiers who died were buried at Old Fields Chapel cemetery in Hughesville.
During the Civil War, Camp Stanton was established in Benedict for recruiting and training a black infantry to serve in the Union Army.
Today, this waterfront community offers visitors a fine variety of fresh seafood at its riverside restaurants. If venturing by boat, you can tie your boat alongside the pier. If traveling by car, the journey offers a parade of antique markets, farms and fresh produce stands, and nurseries where you can take home some of the best of Charles County. By land or sea, you’re sure to enjoy spectacular scenery and delicious local crabs, oysters, and fish.


• Benedict Marina & Restaurant, 301-274-2882
• Ray\'s Pier, 301-274-3733

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Bryantown, MD

Bryantown Historic District
Located along the Zekiah Swamp, Bryantown was bustling with federal troops searching for John Wilkes Booth after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln. Sites to visit include the Old Bryantown Tavern and St. Mary’s Catholic Church where the grave of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd can be found in the cemetery.



FOLKLORE:
\"I love Halloween...it\'s my favorite time of the year.\" says Bryantown resident Nancy Goodier, who looks forward to the costumed night with the anticipation of a school child and whose home, which dates back to 1812, is rumored to be haunted by a Confederate soldier from the Civil War who visits the male owners of the house.
\"Only the male owners of the house have seen the ghost,\" Goodier said. \"They say (the ghost) looks as though he\'s looking for something.\"
The spectre has been described as a bearded man wearing a Confederate officer\'s uniform, complete with plumage in his hat and spurs on his riding boots. The man stands at the bottom of the stairs, looks upward, smiles, then disappears. Although Goodier says she has not seen the ghost, cabinets firmly closed at night have been found open in the morning.
The home, which was once known as the Bryantown Tavern, was a military depot for Union forces during the Civil War, where prisoners were questioned and President Lincoln\'s assassin –John Wilkes Booth– reportedly visited.
Some believe the Confederate soldier may have been the suitor to one of the tavern keeper\'s daughters.
Goodier said another odd occurrence happened when a woman from New York traveling through Bryantown stopped at her house, saying that in a past life she had hidden a rag doll behind a wall. The woman left, and Goodier said that a wall in the old structure would have to be knocked down to see if the story was true.



Try the Friday Fish Sandwich for lunch famed throughout the county at Bryantown Store.

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Cobb Island, MD
Cobb Island
\"CobbCobb Island offers boaters friendly marinas at the junction of the Potomac and Wicomico Rivers. It offers all visitors great meals, often caught locally off the shores, at some of the best Southern Maryland crabhouses and family restaurants.
Just up the road from Cobb Island is Swan Point Yacht and Country Club, an 18-hole championship golf course. Reminiscent of the great courses found in the Carolinas, golfers coexist with deer, eagles, and osprey. The natural setting and beauty of this first-class course also offers a gracious clubhouse as well as a waterfront pool, tennis courts, and a marina.





























• Captain John\'s Crabhouse, 301-259-2315. Great view and a full-service menu. Private room for groups
 • Fish Tales, 301-259-2600
• Shymansky\'s Dockside, 301-259-2221. Unbeatable Cream of Crab Soup.
• Swan Point Yacht & Country Club, 301-259-0047. Those interested in making tee times should call 301-259-0047, ext. 17
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Indian Head, MD
Indian Head

Indian Head was incorporated in 1920. One source cites that its name came from a legend relating to the Algonquin Indian tribe. Another story claims that the town was named Indian Head because it resembles an Indian’s head from the air.


• Citrus, 301-375-6000
• Grinders Seafood, 301-743-7344
• Marsh Hall, 301-375-7111
• Secrets Restaurant & Lounge, 301-743-6700

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La Plata, MD






La Plata
\"LaLa Plata\'s existence is due to the railroad. La Plata\'s prosperity is due to being the county seat of Charles County. 1995 marked the centennial of the decision to move the county seat from port Tobacco to La Plata. The following is the story of that move as written by Mrs. Kathryn Newcomb, Historian for La Plata.
La Plata was just crossroads in an oak forest until the Stone streets on the west and the Chapman\'s on the east gave the Pennsylvania Railroad the land it needed for a right of way to build their railroad in 1869. The town, which was destined to become the most important settlement in the county, was really a creature of this railroad because of a scheduled stop called \"La Plata Station\". The station, still in existence, consisted of a warehouse and passenger waiting room.
In the beginning, the town on the east side of the railroad tracks was built on Chapman land and the Chapman family donated the land to construct the streets in this section. Thus both the station and the town took its name from Chapman\'s \"La Plata Farm\" as it was commonly known. The land for the first Christ Church Rectory on Oak Avenue was also a gift of this family. The first post office was established in 1873. In this year also the railroad began its service tot he town and La Plata began to grow.
\"LaLa Plata had a rather tumultuous beginning whose background goes back to the last quarter of the 19th century. The then county seat of Port Tobacco was the storm center of a bitter political battle concerning the moving of the county seat to La Plata or Chapel Point. La Plata, 3 miles inland to the east, boasting a railroad siding and telegraph station, was growing and began to demand the courthouse. A special election was held in May of 1892 to determine whether the courthouse should remain at Port Tobacco or be moved to La Plata. Port Tobacco easily won but less than three months later the courthouse burned, although not before the records had been carefully removed.
Obviously an incendiary act, no one was ever prosecuted and no one ever admitted to knowledge of the deed. Feelings ran so high it seemed impractical to rebuild the courthouse at Port Tobacco. Anther special election was held in 1895 to determine whether to move the county seat of Charles to La Plata or Chapel Point but because of the railroad, to La Plata went this victory.
Thus, the County Seat was moved to la Plata, and the courthouse was built of red brick in a rather imposing but unattractive Victorian style. In 1954, the Greek Revival facade facing Charles Street was added as the south addition to the original. In 1974, the center section and north addition were completed in authentic Georgian design. The graceful cupola with gold dome and fluttering weather vane pierces the skyline of the town.
\"LaPlataNext to the court house facing Charles Street is another historic building, Christ Church of Port Tobacco Parish. The last of the three Christ Churches built on Port Tobacco, it was moved to La Plata in 1904. Its stones were carefully marked with number and carried by oxcart to the new county seat. Here it was rebuilt in a Victorian gothic style with its dog house dormers and their curvilinear trim. It was built in the exact location tot he courthouse that it had occupied in Port Tobacco, with the distance between the buildings being the same. However, only 2 years had elapsed when in 1906 its interior was gutted by fire. It was rebuilt this time, a Gothic bell tower was added at the west end. Christ Church, as part of Port Tobacco, one of the 30 original Church of England parishes created in the Province of Maryland by an Act of the Assembly, 1692, is continually visited by history buffs and those seeking outstanding examples of stained glass.


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FOLKLORE:
Dating back to 1824, Preference Farm along U.S. 301 south of La Plata has been rumored to be home to a number of restless spirits, most notably two young children who died on the property in the 19th century when it was the home to a physician who treated travelers and patients from the surrounding area.
According to Mike Mona, family members and resident of Preference Farm have seen the ghosts of the two young children on the property and nearby at the small graveyard in the back yard.
Other residents of the farm say they have been visited by mischievous spirits and seen Amish settlers on the ground at night huddling around a campfire. Mona said that slaves that once worked on the property back in the 19th century are buried on the property. \"I haven\'t seen anything, but there\'s a lot of history here,\" Mona said.


• Casey Jones Restaurant, 301-932-6226. Fine dining with a unique menu.
• Claudia’s Steakhouse, 301-609-7900
• Johnny Boy Ribs, 301-932-3086
• Twin Kiss, 301-934-4025. Since 1959! The name originated from the half- vanilla, half-chocolate, soft-serve ice cream swirl

• Southern Maryland Woodcarvers, 301-934-1366; offers classes in the art
of woodcarving.

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Marshall Hall, MD

Marshall Hall


\"Marhsall
On the Potomac River. Marshall Hall has a varied past that begins with Native American villages then becomes a well-established plantation home after European settlement, and later the site of an amusement park.

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Nanjemoy, MD
\"MallowsNanjemoy
Home of the historic shipwrecks in Mallows Bay, fossil hunting at Purse State Park, fishing from Friendship Landing boat launch, several historic churches and more. Experience nature up close at Nanjemoy Creek and see Great Blue Herons, Bald Eagles and natural beauty beyond compare.
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Popes Creek, MD

Pope’s Creek
Pope’s Creek has a long and varied history. John Wilkes Booth crossed the Potomac River at Pope’s Creek during his escape after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln. A railroad line and a power plant were once in operation. Back in the days of mail boats and locomotives, when electricity was new to Pope’s Creek and work was just beginning on the Potomac River Bridge, 9-year old Billy Robertson sold his first crabs on this very shore. Today, the crab houses along the shores of Pope’s Creek are still the most popular in the region. Along with fabulous seafood, visitors can find tranquility and stunning sunsets as well. In 1958, Charles County’s Tercentenary Year, the Catholic hierarchy decided to erect Loyola-on-the-Potomac Retreat House as a birthday present to the county.



Enjoy dining at a waterfront crab house in Pope\'s Creek on the Potomac River.





















Captain Billy\'s Crab House, 301-932-4323; over the water dining on the Potomac River
• Gilligan\'s Pier, 301-259-4514; beach volleyball and playground for the kids
• Robertson\'s Crab House, 301-934-3300




















Captain Billy\'s Crab House, 301-932-4323; over the water dining on the Potomac River
• Gilligan\'s Pier, 301-259-4514; beach volleyball and playground for the kids
• Robertson\'s Crab House, 301-934-3300
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Port Tobacco, MD
Port Tobacco Historic District
One of the oldest communities on the East Coast, Port Tobacco first existed as the Indian settlement of Potopaco and was colonized by the English as early as 1634. Port Tobacco became a major seaport during the late 1600s and was the original county government seat. In addition to being a hot spot for \"Portconfederate conspiracy and a part of John Wilkes Booth’s escape route, Port Tobacco suffered from local conflict as well. A vote was taken to move the county seat to La Plata where the railroad industry was becoming more resourceful than the seaport of Port Tobacco, but the vote did not pass. Then in 1892, the center part of the courthouse was burned in a mysterious fire and the county seat was moved to La Plata.
Sites to visit include the reconstructed Port Tobacco Courthouse that is furnished as a 19th Century courtroom and has exhibits on tobacco and archeological finds located upstairs; Catslide House, one of the four surviving 18th Century homes in the area; the restored One-Room Schoolhouse that is the original structure built in 1876 and used until 1953; and Thomas Stone National Historic Site, the plantation home of one of the four signers of the Declaration of Independence.

\"BlueFOLKLORE:
Halloween always reminds local residents of Charles County\'s \"Blue Dog\" legend, which has been spun in the county for more than 100 years and is taught in local schools. By most accounts and local lore, the spirit of a large blue dog protects his murdered master\'s treasure, buried somewhere on Rose Hill Road outside of Port Tobacco.
According to Rose Hill Road resident Charles Stuart, whose property contains the fabled rock that Blue Dog and his master were killed on, the first written account of the Blue Dog legend dates back to 1897, when his home\'s former owner, Olivia Floyd, told the Maryland Independent she had seen the ghost of the Blue Dog.
Although he hasn\'t seen the ghost of Blue Dog on February 8 in the 20 years he has lived on Rose Hill Road, Stuart, \"doesn\'t doubt\" the accounts of that date following the Revolutionary War, when Charles Thomas Sims, a soldier, and his dog were killed on Rose Hill Road while returning from a Port Tobacco Tavern.
Stuart said that Henry Hanos of Port Tobacco killed Sims and his dog for his gold and a deed to an estate. Hanos then buried the gold and deed under a holly tree along Rose Hill Road.
When Hanos returned to recover the treasure, he was scared away by the ghost of Blue Dog and then fell ill, before suddenly dying. To this day, Blue Dog continues to watch over his slain master\'s treasure.


• Port Tobacco Courhouse, 301-934-4313
• Port Tobacco One-Room School, 301-932-6064

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Waldorf, MD

Waldorf
Currently a retail hub and site of St. Charles Towne Center, Waldorf used to be a hot spot in the 50\'s and 60\'s. Waldorf was well known for slot machines, night clubs, and performances by famous singing stars.



• The Capital Clubhouse, 301-932-4348; ice arena and multi-recreational sports facility.

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