Visitor Exhibits

Town Center

0.2
miles walk from Farthing’s
0.35
miles walk from the Visitor Center
Paved
paths available
Natural
lighting available

Garrett Van Sweringen's sympathetically recreated "private inn" on its original foundation

Garrett Van Sweringen’s Private Inn

Town Center - Maryland’s First Capital, Where Frontier Became Community

Town Center – Maryland’s First Capital

In the summer, sunflowers stand tall to welcome you

Sunflowers at Town Center Exhibit

Museum staff demonstrate historic skills

Museum Staff Demonstration

Reconstructed buildings stand on their original foundation in Town Center

Reconstructed buildings in Town Center

The garden at Town Center is filled with seasonal herbs

The Garden at Town Center

The Town Center buildings are filled with reproduction items

Town Center – Maryland’s First Capital

Town Center welcomes you to discover the history of a city beneath your feet

Town Center – Maryland’s First Capital

Visitor Exhibits

Town Center

Overview
Welcome to Town Center, the heart of St. Mary’s City. Here you will walk in the footsteps of those who built this colony, following its evolution from colonial fort to bustling trade center and, eventually, to ghost town.

Some potential experiences you might have at the Town Center site include:
- Printing
- Lawn Bowling
- Dying Cloth
- Colonial Medicine
Handicap Access Smoking Not Allowed Parking Available
Accessibility
- All of the buildings in the Town Center area are accessible via the paved paths
- The buildings at Town Center are Cordea’s Hope, Smith’s Ordinary, Smith’s outbuilding, & the Print House
- Cordea’s, Smith’s Ordinary, & Smith’s outbuilding are wheelchair accessible, but the paved path does not go directly to each of these buildings
- Wheelchairs will need to traverse either hard packed dirt or grass to reach these buildings as the paved paths do not extend to the doorways of these buildings
- Cordea’s has a wheelchair accessible ramp
- Smith’s outbuilding is at ground level. Wheelchairs must be lifted over a small stoop at Smith’s Ordinary at the main entrance
- The Print House is accessible directly from the paved path and a wheelchair accessible ramp.

0.2
miles walk from Farthing’s
0.35
miles walk from the Visitor Center
Paved
paths available
Natural
lighting available

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18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

https://www.hsmcdigshistory.org

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