Sites Related to the Stone Family and Maryland History
Port Tobacco Historic Village 2 miles. Visit the restored village where Thomas Stone served as both a lawyer and a Charles County Judge.
Rich Hill 11 miles. Walk the grounds of Rich Hill, Margaret Brown Stone's childhood home. In 1865, the assassin, John Wilkes Booth, stopped at Rich Hill during his escape through southern Maryland.
Smallwood Retreat House at Smallwood State Park 12 miles. Tour the home of General William Smallwood, commander of the First Maryland Regiment, which included Colonel John Hoskins Stone and Lieutenant Michael Jenifer Stone (Thomas' brothers).
Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park 14 miles. Visit this museum dedicated to the military experiences of Marylanders in all of America's wars. An exhibit on the American Revolution features a life-size diorama of the famed "Maryland 400" Battle of Brooklyn. Thomas Stone's brothers John and Michael both fought in this battle.
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House 17 miles. Tour the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was defended by Frederick Stone (Thomas Stone's great-nephew) in the trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators.
Historic St. Mary's City 51 miles. Visit this living history site that recreates the original colonial capital of Maryland. At this location, Governor William Stone (Thomas Stone's great-great grandfather) issued the "Religious Toleration Act of 1649," the first major act dealing with freedom of religion in North America.
Maryland State House 59 miles. Tour the Old Senate Chamber where General George Washington resigned his commission as Commander in Chief in 1783. Among those believed to be in attendance were all four signers of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland.
Nearby National Parks
Piscataway Park 15 miles
Fort Washington Park 20 miles
Harmony Hall 20 miles
Fort Foote Park 20 miles
Oxon Hill Farm/Oxon Cove Park 20 miles
Greenbelt Park 40 miles
Clara Barton National Historic Site 40 miles
Glen Echo Park 40 miles
George Washington Birthplace National Monument 40 miles
Hampton National Historic Site 70 miles
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine 75 miles
Monocacy National Battlefield 75 miles
Catoctin Mountain Park 85 miles
Antietam National Battlefield 95 miles
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park 105 miles
Assateague Island National Seashore 115 miles
America 250 Sites
Colonial National Historical Park Jamestown and Yorktown, Virginia 120 miles. Visit the site of the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
The Old Stone House in Brooklyn, New York 359 miles. Visit the site of the Battle of Brooklyn where the "Maryland 400" made their heroic sacrifice.
Maryland Monument at Prospect Park 361 miles. This monument located in Brooklyn, New York, commemorates the sacrifice of the "Maryland 400" at the Battle of Brooklyn in August of 1776. Thomas Stone's brothers John Hoskins Stone, and Michael Jenifer Stone were present at the battle.
