Fort Tonoloway State Park

Fort Tonoloway State Park
Maryland State Park
Country United States
State Maryland
County Washington
Coordinates 39°41′54″N 78°12′7″W / 39.69833°N 78.20194°W / 39.69833; -78.20194Coordinates: 39°41′54″N 78°12′7″W / 39.69833°N 78.20194°W / 39.69833; -78.20194
Area 26 acres (11 ha) [1]
Established Unspecified
Management Maryland Department of Natural Resources
IUCN category III[2]
Status Closed
Location in Maryland

Fort Tonoloway State Park is an undeveloped Maryland state park located near present day Hancock. Fort Tonoloway was a frontier fort built in 1755 by Lt. Thomas Stoddert and men from the Maryland State Militia.[3] The fort was also known as Stoddert's Fort. It was abandoned in 1756 when Fort Frederick was constructed.[4][5]

The state park was at one time leased to the Boy Scouts. It is awaiting archaeological investigation before its use as a recreational facility can be assessed.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2016 DNR Owned Lands Acreage" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fort Tonoloway State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fort Stoddert on the Tonoloways". C&O Canal Trust. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tonoloway Fort". Maryland's Roadside Historical Markers. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ Rubin, Mary H. (2003). The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9780738515984.
  6. ↑ "Maryland Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan 2009" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. p. 59. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

Further reading

  • Tonoloway Fort: Outpost on the Maryland Frontier, Gerald Sword, Friends of Fort Frederick, 1994, ASIN: B002X49ZMA.
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