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The search results are drawn from the organizations that contain significant history resources, and the categories including places to experience, notable people and the timeline. All can be searched by keyword, time, theme, type, counties and audience. The search filters were developed with the school systems to align with State social studies requirements. 

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Notable People History Photo Gallery
| Luther Stuckey Civil rights activism and leadership contributed significantly to the desegregation of public facilities in Southern Maryland.
Timeline
| By the end of the century, the Piscataway and their allies were reduced from 8,400 in 1608 to 320 persons.
Timeline
| A group of Spanish Jesuits came to the area from Florida and while there kidnapped a young Native boy, baptized him, and gave him
Timeline
| Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, and is sometimes called Freedom Day.
Notable People History Photo Gallery
| Tubby Smith was the 20th Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats and the first African American coach.
Timeline History
| The Commemorative was dedicated by St. Mary's College of Maryland on the site where the remains of slave cabins were discovered in 2016.
Notable People History Photo Gallery
| Guffrie M. Smith, Jr., educator and civic activist, has an extensive career with Calvert County Public Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education.
Notable People History Photo Gallery
| Edna Warren Simmons was a teacher for 46 years - overnight, she went from a graduating high school student to the sole teacher at
Notable People History Photo Gallery
| Valued, skilled blacksmith enslaved escaped to freedom in Canada
Notable People History Photo Gallery
| Myrtle M. Patten RN, was Calvert County’s first public health nurse.

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