Historic St. Mary’s City is proud to announce the launch of www.stmarysfort.com, a brand-new digital experience designed to connect the public with one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Maryland’s history. Originally built in 1634, St. Mary’s Fort marks the site of Maryland’s founding—where English settlers first established the colony’s original capital. The fort’s discovery and excavation captured national attention in 2021, and now, through this dedicated website, visitors can explore the site like never before. Unearthing the Past – For centuries, the exact location of St. Mary’s Fort remained a mystery. A 1634 letter from Governor Leonard Calvert described the colony’s early settlement as “within one half mile of the river, within a pallizado of one hundred and twentie yarde square, with four flankes.” Guided by this account, archaeologists at Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) focused their search on two likely locations: an area just south of Town Center and an inland tract known as Mill Field. Early surveys and excavations in the 1980s and 1990s uncovered 17th-century artifacts in both areas, but it wasn’t until 2018 that the breakthrough came. Using grant funding and cutting-edge geophysical survey techniques—including ground-penetrating radar—Dr. Travis Parno and geophysicist Dr. Tim Horsley […]
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