St._Mary.27s_City.27s_resurgence St._Mary's_City,_Maryland

1 st. mary s city s resurgence

1.1 1840: establishment of st. mary s female seminary
1.2 1900s
1.3 1969: st. mary s city declared national landmark
1.4 1976: world premiere of wings of morning, kermit hunter
1.5 1980–present

st. mary s city s resurgence
1840: establishment of st. mary s female seminary

the book rob of bowl tells fictionalized story of original st. mary s city. author, after book became popular, publicly lamented there no monument memorialize original st. mary s city , happened there.

a few years later, in 1840, women s nondenominational seminary high school established on grounds of old st. mary s city, in response kennedy s call monument. founders described living monument beginnings of religious tolerance , established meet educational needs of young women in county , state. school called st. mary s seminary.

the school intentionally made nondenominational, honor, promote , memorialize religious tolerance, , heal protestant-catholic tensions still haunted st. mary s county @ time.

the name changed st. mary s female seminary, clarify school s existing female student-only mission.

early 1900s

in 1926, former st. mary s women s catholic seminary school (a boarding high school within proper of old st. mary s city founded in 1840) expanded two-year seminary female junior college combined last 2 years of high school (four years total). seen natural outgrowth of former role elite, state-funded women s high school.

through act of maryland legislature, st. mary s gender limitation removed, , word female consequently dropped school s name. however, although males may enroll, not offered housing. name of school changed st. mary s seminary junior college.

the st. mary s city commission chartered in 1966 state assembly of maryland , governor, millard tawes. charter created commission new, independent state agency reporting directly governor of maryland preserve, develop , maintain st. mary’s city state monument , , oversee ongoing archeological work.

the junior college ordered expanded four-year institution in 1966 (effective in 1968) , renamed st. mary s college of maryland . chartered four-year public liberal arts college. mission provide liberal arts college in public sector students not afford attend elite private colleges. reorganization completed in 1967.

1969: st. mary s city declared national landmark

st. mary s declared national historic landmark in 1969.

the plan recommends acquisition of 1200 acres , suggests museum, visitor center, working tobacco farm, public transportation, , reconstruction of ark , dove first steps in reconstruction of historic city.

1976: world premiere of wings of morning, kermit hunter

commissioned celebrate founding of st. mary s city, hunter s outdoor drama prominently featured characters of leonard calvert, william claiborne, ann arundel, richard ingel, mathias desousa , others, , launched career of two-time academy award winner, denzel washington, made stage debut desousa. in cast tony winner debra monk ann arundel), , actor/writer/director jackson heath ingel. on july 4, 1976, washington post review of play read aloud on floor of congress , permanently entered in congressional record.

1980–present

after years of exploratory test digs , historical detective work, , possible original key town locations having been narrowed down, archeological dig activity increased in determined effort finish uncovering original layout of colonial settlement.

lord baltimore s world large-scale, months-long colonial reenactment staffed professional actors , included live shakespearean theater, occurred within st. mary s city proper , celebrated 350th anniversary of arrival of maryland s first colonists.

after 4 years of intensified archeological digging, of original town layout had been discovered. had been expected layout chaotic, instead revealed town planned in baroque style, similar williamsburg, virginia , annapolis maryland. old st. mary s city, annapolis , williamsburg 3 towns in north america planned , built in baroque layout.

in 1980s both u.s. news & world report magazine , barrons began recognize st. mary s college prominent , unique liberal arts college in public sector seeking emulate far more expensive ivy league colleges while providing such education @ far lower public college prices.

the st. mary s city commission, had evolved through variety of roles , slight name variations assigned historical research, reconstruction , preservation charter charter, assigned new name in 1991 state of maryland: historic st. mary s commission. commission still has administrative authority on half of st. mary s city.

the school designated state of maryland public honors college in 1992, making 1 of 2 such colleges in nation @ time. @ same time, state legislature charged school s board of trustees , executive leadership mission remain affordable public education sector students, while offering liberal arts education available @ private liberal arts colleges.