Prince George's County Events
April 1- October 31
Exhibit: Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park
Description: The Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park interprets a broad range of Pince George's County's history. An exhibit, A Confluence of Three Cultures, interprets the archaeology and history of American Indians, the colonial town of Charles Town, Prince George's first seat of government, and the lives of enslaved African Americans. Archaeology tours will be offered every Saturday from April 11 through October. This summer's excavation will focus on an early eighteenth century (1700-1720) domestic structure from Charles Town.
Sponsor: M-NCPPC, Natural and Historical Resources Division
Location: 16801 Mount Calvert Road,
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Times: Park grounds hours: 8:00am-sunset Exhibit hours: April - October Saturdays 10:00am-4:00pm, & Sundays 12:00-4:00pm
Contact: Mike Lucas (301)-6227-1286; TTY (301) 699-2544
Year Round
Exhibit: Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park
Description: This historic site features reconstructed foundations of two slave quarters from the former Northampton Plantation (1673-1860). Archaeological excavations have recovered artifacts and information about the lives of African American slaves and tenant farmers who lived there from the late 18th through the mid-20th century. Interpretive signage describes site’s history and ongoing research.
Sponsor: M-NCPPC, Natural and Historical Resources Division
Location: 10915 Water Port Court Bowie, MD 20721
Times: Daily, sunrise to sunset.
Contact: Mike Lucas (301)-6227-1286; TTY (301) 699-2544
Exhibit: Cherry Hill Cemetery
Description: Cherry Hill Cemetery is a late 1800s African American family burial ground. Established in 1884 on the farm of Josiah Adams, it is significant as the only intact African American family farm cemetery in the Bladensburg-Riversdale-Hyattsville area. Graves are marked with slabs of local ironstone and yucca plants. Many African American families, such as the Adams, Beckett, and Plummer families, buried their loved ones at Cherry Hill from the late 1880s through the 1940s.
Sponsor: M-NCPPC, Natural and Historical Resources Division
Location: 6821 Ingraham Street, between Oliver Street and Beacon Place Riverdale, MD, 20737
Times: Daily, sunrise to sunset.
Contact: Mike Lucas (301)-6227-1286; TTY (301) 699-254
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