Smallwood State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area located on

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preserves Smallwood's Retreat, the plantation home of former

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. The park's include a marina, boat ramps, picnicking facilities, campsites, cabins, trails, and nature center.

History

After a succession of occupants left Smallwood's Retreat in ruins, a local citizens group organized in 1934 to see to its protection. Restoration took place between 1954 and the dedication of the original thirty-acre state park in 1958.

Gallery

File:Historic American Buildings Survey Thomas T. Waterman, Photographer 1940 SIDE WALL - Smallwood's Retreat, State Routes 224 and 484, Marbury, Charles County, MD HABS MD,9-MARB.V,1-4.tif, Pre-restoration ruins File:Smallwood house SE facade.jpg, Southeast facade File:Gravestone of Gen William Smallwood.jpg, Gen. Smallwood grave

References

External links

Smallwood State Park
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Smallwood State Park Map
Maryland Department of Natural Resources {{authority control State parks of Maryland Historic house museums in Maryland Museums in Charles County, Maryland Parks in Charles County, Maryland Houses in Charles County, Maryland Protected areas established in 1958 1958 establishments in Maryland