A replica mastodon skeleton and an historic painting of the discovery of the animal are now on display at the Maryland Historical Society.
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Three Coffins, That Bring Life to Early Maryland History, Welcomed Home
When a team of workers discovered three lead coffins dating back to the 17th century in the foundation of a long-gone chapel in St. Mary’s City, a remote historical settlement on the southern tip of Maryland and the Chesapeake’s western shore, they were in for a shock.
Photograph Reveals Details about pre-Civil War Slave in Baltimore
Up until a few weeks ago, anyone who walked by Martha Ann “Patty” Atavis’ grave in the lush Green Mount Cemetery would think that she was another well-to-do Baltimorean from centuries past. Her headstone tells viewers she was 58 when she died in 1874.