Counties of Southern Maryland Book

	County Seals	x
	Preface	xi
Chapter 1.	Overview of Southern Maryland	3
	Geography and Climate	4
	Wildlife	7
	Plants	8
Chapter 2.	Early Southern Maryland	10
	Native Peoples	10
	Exploration	12
	Conditions in Europe	13
	Settlement by Europeans	17
	Early County Government	28
	Establishment of Towns	29
	Establishment of Roads and Transportation	29
Chapter 3.	Revolutionary War	34
Chapter 4.	The War of 1812	42
Chapter 5.	Slavery, the Civil War, and Events That Followed	46
	Slavery	46
	Underground Railroad	47
	The Civil War	47
	After the War	51
Chapter 6.	The Early Twentieth Century	55
	Transportation	57
	World War I	58
	World War II	59
	Other Wars	61
Chapter 7.	The Late Twentieth Century	62
	Lifestyles	62
	Transportation	63
	Courts and Public Service Agencies	64
Chapter 8.	St. Mary's County (1637)	69
	Establishment of the County	69
	County Seat	70
	Growth in the Twentieth Century	70
	County Government	71
	Major Towns	71
	Churches and Religion	72
	Education and Schools	73
	Businesses, Industries, and Agriculture	76
	Fascinating Folks (Past and Present)	76
	Natural Resources	80
	Places of Interest	80
	Parks and Recreational Areas	84
Chapter 9.	Calvert County (1654)	85
	Establishment of the County	85
	County Seat	86
	Growth in the Twentieth Century	86
	County Government	88
	Major Towns	88
	Churches and Religion	89
	Education and Schools	90
	Businesses, Industries, and Agriculture	92
	Fascinating Folks (Past and Present)	92
	Natural Resources	96
	Places of Interest	96
	Parks and Recreational Areas	99
Chapter 10.	Charles County (1658)	101
	Establishment of the County	101
	County Seat	102
	Growth in the Twentieth Century	103
	County Government	103
	Major Towns	104
	Churches and Religion	106
	Education and Schools	107
	Businesses, Industries, and Agriculture	108
	Fascinating Folks (Past and Present)	109
	Natural Resources	112
	Places of Interest	112
	Parks and Recreational Areas	114
	Bibliography	117
	Index	119