Citizens are invited to revel in Calvert County history during Lower Marlboro Freedom Day, a celebration to commemorate the freedom of those who escaped slavery with the help of the British during the War of 1812. The daylong celebration will be held Saturday, October 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with events at Lower Marlboro […]
3rd Annual Lower Marlboro Freedom Day
Saturday, October 6, the community organizations and the Town of Lower Marlboro held the 3rd Annual Lower Marlboro Freedom Day. The event commemorates an event that occurred during the War of 1812. In the summer of 1814 British ships sailed up the Patuxent River to advance on Washington. They encountered Commodore Joshua Barney and the […]
War of 1812 Lower Marlboro Freedom Day
Lower Marlboro is a small community filled with historic surprises. It has the largest concentration of historic homes than any other community in Calvert County. Patuxent Manor may be the oldest house, built in the 1700s and witnessing many historic events including the War of 1812 and the Civil War. On Saturday, October 7, the […]
Lower Marlboro Freedom Day October 7th
The Colonial port town of Lower Marlboro will bustle again on Saturday, October 7 in a festival celebrating an event that took place during the War of 1812. No shots will be fired in the commemoration of the freedom of 13 enslaved persons from Lower Marlboro who took refuge with the British forces in 1814. […]