Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site

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Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site
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Nearest city Lexington Park, Maryland
Built1663
NRHP reference No. 85000164 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1985

Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site is an archaeological site in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It is located at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station on a level terrace approximately 45' above sea level, less than 1000' south of the Patuxent River in an unused wooded/grassy tract. Documentary evidence identifies the site as Mattapany-Sewall, a manor established in 1663 and occupied from 1666 to 1684 by Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore. It served as a governmental meeting place and colonial arsenal, and was the scene of the 1689 battle, known as the Protestant Revolution of 1689, in which Maryland's Proprietary government was overthrown. [2]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site, St. Mary's County. Maryland Historical Trust. November 21, 2008.

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