Tagged Stories: "history"
Seven National Park sites you’ve never heard of
May 11, 2018Find your Chesapeake at these lesser-known parks and historic sites
Read storyDiscovering a lost past
May 4, 2018Long thought to be lost to erosion, the footprint of the Jamestown fort reveals secrets of past settlers
Read storyA life on the Chesapeake Bay
March 9, 2018After 30 years, Captain Tyrone Meredith has witnessed the Bay’s ebb and flow
Read storyLife on the Bay, through ebony eyes
February 28, 2018Hear from three voices working to continue the long-established legacy of African-American maritime leadership
Read storyThe remains of an impressive legacy
February 16, 2018The library of abolitionist Frederick Douglass is preserved through time at Cedar Hill
Read storyFor 100 years, this forest was fed to a furnace
January 5, 2018Catoctin Mountain fueled the American Revolution before nature rebounded
Read storyPreserving American history in perpetuity
December 1, 2017Thanks to a public-private partnership, the site of the Battle of Antietam will forever retain its 19th century character
Read storyUniversal Sailing Club supports African-American maritime heritage
September 20, 2017Since 2001, Marcus Asante has led one of the Bay’s first African-American sailing clubs
Read storyTravel back in time at these six historical Potomac River sites
August 16, 2017Discover cultural and natural history along the Nation’s River
Read storyLearning from history to shape the future
July 3, 2017Chesapeake Bay Program Diversity Workgroup meeting takes place in Petersburg, Virginia
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