1633:_Younger_brother.2C_Leonard.2C_leads_first_settlers_to_Maryland St._Mary's_City,_Maryland



full-sized working replica of dove in st. mary s city, along ark, first settlers ship reach site of new maryland colony.

st. mary s city historic district, july 2009.


accompanied , led leonard calvert, in 1633, 2 ships, ark , dove, set sail together, loaded settlers, jesuit missionaries , indentured servants. after long, rough sea voyage stopover resupply in barbados, arrived in maryland in march 1634. made first permanent settlement in st. mary s county, maryland choosing settle on bluff overlooking st. mary s river, relatively calm, tidal tributary mouth of potomac river empties chesapeake bay. site native american village when arrived, occupied members of yaocomico branch of piscataway indian nation, settlers had them former virginia colonist fluent in language , met paramount chief of region. chief sold 30 acres of land there new colonists.








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