Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site

Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site
Nearest city Lexington Park, Maryland
Built 1663
NRHP reference # 85000164 [1]
Added to NRHP February 01, 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 Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site, St. Mary's County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-11-21.

Coordinates: 38°17′8.5″N 76°25′41.1″W / 38.285694°N 76.428083°W / 38.285694; -76.428083


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