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Historic Sites Attractions In Saint Mary's City

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St. Mary's City is a former colonial town that was Maryland's first colonial settlement and capital. It is now a large, state-run historic area, reconstruction of the original colonial settlement, living history area and museum complex, also known as Historic St. Mary's City. Half of the area is also the campus of the public honors college, St. Mary's College of Maryland.St. Mary's City is the historic site of the founding of the Colony of Maryland . The original settlement was also the fourth oldest permanent English settlement in the United States.St. Mary's City is also considered the birthplace of religious freedom in America, with the earliest Nor...
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  • 1. Yorktown Battlefield Yorktown
    Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown's population was 195 as of the 2010 census, while York County's population was 66,134 in the 2011 census estimate. The town is most famous as the site of the siege and subsequent surrender of General Charles Cornwallis to General George Washington and the French Fleet during the American Revolutionary War on October 19, 1781. Although the war would last for another year, this British defeat at Yorktown effectively ended the war. Yorktown also figured prominently in the American Civil War , serving as a major port to supply both northern and southern towns, depending upon who held Yorktown at the t...
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