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|   TIDAL 6 STA 93 - St. Mary's County MD
in U.S. Benchmarks A tidal benchmark is embedded in the sidewalk at the Point Lookout Lighthouse. posted by:  La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 05/04/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Penny Machine - Point Lookout Lighthouse MD
in Penny Smashers Visit a lighthouse and smash a penny with its logo. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 05/08/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0 km |  Point Lookout MD - Lighthouse
in Ghosts and Hauntings The lighthouse is one of the most popular haunts for the ghosts of Point Lookout. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 05/08/2010 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
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|  Point Lookout Lighthouse
in Coastal Lighthouses The posted coordinates will take you to a sign entitled "Let There Be Light" which sits about 100 feet outside of the fence surrounding the Point Lookout Lighthouse. posted by:  redlights location: Maryland date approved: 07/26/2007 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN0 km |  Soldiers, Sailors, Hospital Attendants - Hammond Hospital - Point Lookout MD
in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials A simple monument at the location of an old Union hospital is dedicated to both the North and South on the southern tip of MD. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 05/09/2010 last visited: 10/16/2022 |
 view galleryN0 km |  Hammond Hospital - U. S. Civil War - Point Lookout, MD
in Field Hospitals The U.S. government built a war hospital on Point Lookout in 1863 for casualties and tore it down two years later when the Civil War ended. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 06/07/2011 last visited: 10/16/2022 |
 view galleryN0.2 km | Point Lookout State Park-Hammond General Hospital - Scotland MD in U.S. Civil War Sites Hammond General Hospital, opened at Point Lookout, Maryland, in August 1862, was named for Surgeon General William A. Hammond. The massive structure, built to accommodate 1,400 men. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN0.2 km | Point Lookout State Park in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Point Lookout is a site on the Chesapeake Bay and Booth Escape Trail of Maryland's Civil War Discovery Trail. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 09/28/2009 last visited: 10/16/2022 |
 view galleryS0.2 km |  Point Lookout State Park - Scotland MD
in Wikipedia Entries Point Lookout State Park is located at 11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, Maryland. It is administrated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 11/25/2023 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN0.3 km | "Contraband" Camp - Scotland, MD in U.S. Civil War Sites During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved African-Americans escaped from captivity in the South to liberty in the North. The grounds before once sheltered these freedom-seekers, know at that time as “Contraband”. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: 03/31/2023 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  "Contraband" Camp - Scotland, MD
in Signs of History During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved African-Americans escaped from captivity in the South to liberty in the North. The grounds before once sheltered these freedom-seekers, know at that time as “Contraband”. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 04/08/2020 last visited: 09/27/2021 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  "Contraband" Camp - Scotland MD
in Civil Rights Memorials During the Civil War, thousands of enslaved African-Americans escaped from captivity in the South to liberty in the North. The grounds before once sheltered these freedom-seekers, know at that time as “Contraband”. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 10/16/2022 last visited: 10/16/2022 |
 view galleryN0.3 km | A Place of History - Scotland MD in Signs of History Five thousand years ago, Native Americans first came to this shore, drawn by the natural bounty. The earliest inhabitants were hunters and gatherers; later, the Conoy Piscataway tribe farmed these lands, growing tobacco and corn. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/31/2023 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryN0.3 km | A Seaside Resort at Point Lookout - Scotland MD in Signs of History The grassy area in front of you was once the site of a major resort. The geared wheels peeking out of the grass are all that remain. They were part of a power plant that provided lighting for the resort’ buildings. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/31/2023 last visited: 03/31/2023 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | Death at Point Lookout - Scotland MD in Signs of History Over 4500 men who answered the call to serve in the Civil War died at Point Lookout. Although all made a similar sacrifice, death did not bring them together. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/31/2023 last visited: 03/31/2023 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | Smallpox Epidemic - Scotland MD in Signs of History Near this location during the Civil War was the smallpox hospital where thousands of people were quarantined. When the scourge hit the prison camp, officials built this second hospital to isolate victims. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 03/31/2023 last visited: 03/31/2023 |
 view galleryN0.6 km |  Point Lookout State Park Beach - Scotland, MD
in Beaches Point Lookout State Park offers a beach on the Potomac River for recreational use in southern MD. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 05/06/2010 last visited: 06/22/2019 |
 view galleryN1.1 km |  "Fort Lincoln" Point Lookout, Maryland
in Historic Forts This historic fort lies within the grounds of Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, MD. There is an admission fee to the park but the fort itself is free to enter. posted by: redlights location: Maryland date approved: 07/10/2009 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN1.1 km | Fort Lincoln in U.S. Civil War Sites Fort Lincoln was one of the Union fortifications built at Point Lookout, MD to help defend against Confederate attack. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 09/30/2009 last visited: 04/02/2023 |
 view galleryN1.1 km | Point Lookout MD - Fort Lincoln/Camp Hoffman in Ghosts and Hauntings Point Lookout has been the site of many tragedies and human suffering throughout its history and is haunted by tormented souls, including the site of an old Union fort and Confederate POW camp. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 05/13/2010 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN1.1 km | Point Lookout Prisoner-of-War Camp - Scotland MD in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials After the battle of Gettysburg, the Union established a prisoner-of-war depot near here. Confederate soldiers and Maryland civilians were imprisoned and guarded by 400 Union troops. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 06/26/2023 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN1.1 km |  Point Lookout Prisoner-of-War Camp
in Maryland Historical Markers This is a historical marker placed within Point Lookout State Park on the east side of Route 5 that leads down towards the lighthouse. posted by: redlights location: Maryland date approved: 06/05/2007 last visited: 10/16/2022 |
 view galleryN1.3 km |  Point Lookout Fishing Pier
in Fishing Holes Fishing for hardheads, blues, rockfish, trout, striped bass, and croakers is popular at a pier that juts out 710' into Chesapeake Bay. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 09/26/2009 last visited: 09/15/2021 |
 view galleryN1.3 km |  Fishing Pier - Point Lookout MD
in Piers Fish or just take a walk on a pier that juts 710' into the Chesapeake Bay. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 10/06/2009 last visited: 09/19/2015 |
 view galleryN1.9 km | A Seaside Resort At Point Lookout in Signs of History Once the site of a popular hotel at Point Lookout, only the geared wheels from the power plant remain as evidence of the resort that was built here in the 1920s. posted by: La de Boheme location: Maryland date approved: 10/01/2009 last visited: 06/02/2012 |
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