MARYLAND DAY CELEBRATION 2012!

“YOUR MARYLAND, YOUR HISTORY, YOUR DAY!” 

 Four Rivers Heritage Area Sponsors 5th Annual Maryland Day Celebration at

Annapolis and Southern Anne Arundel County Heritage Sites

Maryland Day commemorates the formal founding of the colony of Maryland, when the newly-arrived
colonists erected a cross on St. Clement’s Island, offered prayers (perhaps by saying Mass), and took
“possession of this Countrey for our Saviour and for our soveraigne Lord the King of England.” In 1916,
the Maryland General Assembly authorized Maryland Day as a legal holiday devoted to Maryland history.

This year, special activities have been organized for Scouts of America! Girl Scouts are invited to
participate in a variety of educational activities to help them earn their Maryland Heritage Badge. Girl
Scout representatives will be on hand on Saturday, March 24, from noon to 4 pm at the Pocket Park in
Annapolis, 122 Main Street. Boy and Girl Scouts, as well as the general public, are invited to take part in a
flag-raising ceremony on March 24 at noon at Susan G. Campbell park, City Dock in Annapolis.

For the fifth year in a row, Four Rivers Heritage Area is partnering with regional heritage organizations and
businesses to showcase the area’s historical, cultural and natural heritage. Events and activities will take
place throughout the Maryland Day Celebration weekend of March 23, 24, and 25. Participants include:

• Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau: 26 West Street and
Annapolis City Dock
• Annapolis Maritime Museum: 723 Second Street and Creek View Drive, Eastport
• Annapolis Tours by Watermark®
• Archaeology in Annapolis, University of Maryland, College Park
• Back Creek Books, 45 West Street, Annapolis
• Banneker-Douglass Museum: 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis
• Captain Avery Museum: 1418 East West Shady Side Road, Shady Side
• Charles Carroll House: 107 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis
• Chase-Lloyd House: 22 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Philip Merrill Environmental Center, 6 Herndon Avenue,
Annapolis
• Chesapeake Children’s Museum: 25 Silopanna Road, Annapolis
• Courthouse Museum in the Anne Arundel County Courthouse: 7 Church Circle, Annapolis
• Deale Area Historical Society: Historic Village at Herrington Harbour North, 389 Deale
Road, Tracey’s Landing
• Galesville Heritage Museum: 988 Main Street, Galesville
• Hammond-Harwood House: 19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis
• Historic Annapolis Museum: 99 Main Street, Annapolis
• Historic London Town and Gardens: 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater
• Hogshead: 43 Pinkney Street, Annapolis
• MainStreets Annapolis Partnership and City of Annapolis, City of Annapolis, 160 Duke of
Gloucester Street, Annapolis
• Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts: 801 Chase Street, Annapolis
• Maryland State House: 100 State Circle, Annapolis
• Mills Fine Wine and Spirits, 87 Main Street, Annapolis
• Reynolds Tavern, 7 Church Circle, Annapolis
• Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater
• United States Naval Academy Armel-Leftwich Visitor Center: 52 King George Street,
Annapolis
• West Annapolis Heritage Partnership
• Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center: 1101 Smithville Street, Annapolis
• William Paca House: 186 Prince George Street, Annapolis
• Wimsey Cove Framing & Art: 3141 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater

Additional Maryland Day Celebration participating partners include the Maryland Welcome Centers and
Rams Head Tavern and b.b. bistro in Annapolis. Continually updated information is available online at
www.marylandday.org.

Mark your calendars now and plan to bring the whole family to Annapolis and Southern Anne Arundel
County for three days of fun, interactive and educational activities that celebrate the best of Maryland’s
unique history, natural resources, and culture. New this year: Girl Scouts can complete activities for the
“Maryland Heritage” badge at sites throughout the area.

Four Rivers, one of Maryland’s 12 certified state heritage areas, is a nonprofit organization operating in
partnership with the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, the
Town of Highland Beach, and heritage-related organizations and businesses. Its mission is to stimulate
preservation and economic development of the region by supporting and promoting its natural, historic
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