A&C Cache Multi-cache
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Friendship Farm Park is located on Friendship Landing Road, just
off Route 425 in Nanjemoy. The initial contents of the cache are
Arts and Crafts related. Please feel welcome to make any type of
trade; we are not limiting trades to only this theme.
This cache is a two stage, multi-stage cache. Both stages are
located in a newly developed Charles County Park. Although this is
a new park to the County, the land is filled with rich Southern
Maryland history.
"The Nanjemoy Nature Reserve" property, was originally part of a
patent tract first known as "Guither" and later as "Friendship," is
traditionally believed to be the site of the home of Col. William
Dent, a prosperous merchant-planter, attorney and legislator who
died in 1704.
A small, two room, timber framed dwelling that formerly stood on
this land (you can see this site near the parking area), widely
thought to have been Dent's home, was acquired by the Historical
Society of Charles County. In 1968, the home was disassembled and
in 1976 reconstructed on the campus of the College of Southern
Maryland near La Plata. The house is owned by the College and
maintained as a museum by the historical society under a long-term
lease arrangement. An eighteenth century granary was also removed
from the site in 1968 and has since been reconstructed on privately
owned property near Port Tobacco.
At the time the house and granary were acquired, an attempt was
made to research the history of the property on which these
buildings formerly stood. This endeavor resulted in the collection
of some documentary materials but the research was not completed
and the record remained fragmentary and confused. On the basis of
the research and local tradition the house has been interpreted as
Col. Dent's 1690 dwelling.
Along with the interesting history this park contains many nature
trails, informational signage, a canoe in camp site and during the
summertime a butterfly garden/habitat. This park is open dawn to
dusk, and currently hunting is not allowed on the property.
Additional Hints
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Fgntr Bar Gevcyrgf
Fgntr Gjb Gjvaf