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Patuxent Water Trail |
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| Site Name : Greenwell State Park/Sotterley Plantation (St. Mary's County) |
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| Web Page Address : www.sotterley.com |
| Address & Directions from a Major Highway :
25410 Rosedale Manor Lane
Hollywood, MD 20636
Traveling south on Route 235 towards Hollywood, turn on to Route 245 East (Sotterley Gate Road). Follow Route 245 to Sotterley Plantation. |
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| Public or Private : Operated by the Sotterley Foundation, Inc. |
Site Access (days & hours) : Office: Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Grounds: Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Manor House: May 1st - October 31st, Tuesday - Sunday, 10a.m. - 3:00p.m. |
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Special arrangements for use (requirements & contact's phone number) : No launching is permitted. Guests are welcome to bring refreshments and picnic on the grounds. Outside tables are available by prior request (set up fee). Continental breakfast and lunch is available on the portico by prior arrangement.
Sotterley Office: 301-373-2280, 1-800-681-0850
Education Department: 301-373-2280
Office Email: sotterleyoffice@mail.ameritel.net |
Special Interests (museum, fishing pier, swimming pool, etc.) : Older than Mount Vernon, older than Monticello, older than the nation itself, Sotterley Plantation stands majestically on the banks of the Patuxent River. It is the only remaining Tidewater Plantation in Maryland that is open to the public with a full range of visitor activities and educational programs. Sotterley's significant architecture features the early 18th-century Manor House, a rare slave cabin, and a full array of outbuildings set amidst seventy acres of rolling fields, gardens, and riverfront.
Sotterley has been a dynamic participant in the nation's history since its early days as a colonial port of entry and a thriving tobacco plantation. In the nineteenth century, as the site of one of the largest communities of enslaved African Americans in Southern Maryland, Sotterley witnessed the struggles and triumphs of the journey from slavery to freedom. In the early years of the twenthieth century, the declining plantation was restored in a romatic attempt to revive the colonial past. |
| Parking: (number of spaces, distance to the water) : More than 20 |
| Fees : Check website for current fees and tour schedule |
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| Wheel Chair Access : Yes |
| Toilets : Yes |
| Picnic tables : Yes |
| Camping : No |
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