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: Piscataway Park, located in Accokeek, MD, encompasses 5,000 acres of open fields, dense forests and wetlands along the Potomac River. The site stands directly opposite Mt. Vernon, the land and home of George Washington.
This landscape, the Piscataway homeland, was once the site of the political center of the Piscataway chiefdom, a large village that was able to sustain itself on the natural riches of the Potomac, nearby game and agriculture. By 1300 AD, the settlement was a fishing village with a developed agricultural system and homes protected by a palisade.
The park also hosts the National Colonial Farm, an outdoor living history museum, established by the Accokeek Foundation in 1958 to educate people about life on a middle-class to***co farm of 1775. Skilled interpreters lead tours of the National Colonial Farm, highlighting the colonial structures, fields, gardens and animals. Visitors can enjoy fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing: hiking, educational programming and tours.
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The Chesapeake Conservation Corps is ready for the winter season! Here Corps Members visit Jack Ruszkowski at the Accokeek Foundation to help make wreaths before the holiday break. Whatever you celebrate or don't we wish you rest, joy, and time spent with loved ones before the New Year!❄️❤️
What's hiding under all those fall leaves? Watch this video from the Accokeek Foundation to find out!
Fallen leaves are an important part of the forest ecosystem providing shelter, protection, and food to many animals. The leaves will also decompose and add nutrients to the soil.
Have you visited our latest Step into History interactive displays yet? The weather’s getting colder so be sure to come out, immerse yourself in history, and snap a photo before the larger-than-life-size frames come down on December 10.
Meet with General George Washington and his generals at Accokeek Foundation in Piscataway Park or “go see the whale at Tolchester” when you visit the Village (21275 Rock Hall Ave) in Rock Hall, Maryland.
Don’t forget to share your photos with us by tagging .
Learn more at mdhistory.org/step-into-history.
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In preparation for the upcoming breeding season, our livestock managers swapped Hog Island rams (male sheep) with the Accokeek Foundation.
This will help provide genetic diversity in the herd, which is vital when caring for heritage breeds.
We lent them our horned King Lear and received their young gentleman Fergus from .
🐏 Learn more about Hog Island Sheep here:
https://bit.ly/31nv0TV
In preparation for the upcoming breeding season, our livestock managers swapped Hog Island rams (male sheep) with the Accokeek Foundation.
This will help provide genetic diversity in the herd, which is vital when caring for heritage breeds.
We lent them our horned King Lear and received their young gentleman Fergus from .
🐏 Learn more about Hog Island Sheep here:
https://bit.ly/31nv0TV
After 18 months of intensive research, community engagement, and the work of many partners, the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Feasibility Study will be unveiled on November 17.
The public is invited to attend the presentation of the study and learn more about the nationally important stories and resources of this region. The event will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Hard Bargain Farm in Accokeek, Maryland.
Read more about the study here: destinationsouthernmaryland.com/southern-maryland-national-heritage-area-feasibility-study-released/
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You try counting sheep without falling asleep! It's near impossible not to be lulled by their peaceful demeanor, their soft, fluffy wool, the repetition of seeing one, two, three, 😴
Thanks for the feature National Park Service LEGO Vignettes
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The Potomac River is beautiful and we enjoy it every day at National Harbor.
Did you know at the Accokeek Foundation’s Piscataway Park you can go fishing?! 🎣
Learn all about what is in the water and ecosystem here:
https://bit.ly/3Cdhj7c
When Frances P. Bolton won the 1939 special election for her late husband’s seat in the House of Representatives with a 2/3 majority, women had held the right to vote for less than 20 years.
While it was not uncommon for widows to complete their husband’s term, most women did not choose to run again. Frances, an outspoken supporter for women's education and civil rights, would go on to win 13 more elections, serving for 28 years in congress.
As the first woman appointed as a Congressional delegate to the United Nations, she spoke out against apartheid and called for healthcare programs and food and aid distribution in the former colonies. In 1976 she received the National Human Rights Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for her work.
Piscataway Park offers us the chance to appreciate one of Bolton’s local accomplishments. She and other members of the Moyoane community created the Accokeek Foundation in 1957 to protect the viewshed from Mount Vernon. Shortly after its incorporation, Bolton donated what is today National Colonial Farm to the Foundation. In 1961, during Bolton’s eleventh term in office, President Kennedy signed legislation creating Piscataway Park. Today, the Accokeek Foundation continues Bolton’s mission to preserve and protect the land and its resources
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