Description

Join us as we navigate from the beginning in the 1730’s, when colonial ironmasters produced pig and bar iron for their Mother Country. Those same iron furnaces and forges became important operations in support of the American Revolution against England. The struggle against British rule moved from protest to violence after the Boston Massacre in 1770. The Annapolis Tea Party of 1774, although later than the more famous Boston Tea Party, moved the revolutionary fervor closer to home. In 1775, the Continental Congress recommended that each colony appoint a committee to oversee all matters connected to the policy of resistance. In Maryland, the Council for Safety purchased ordinance (military supplies) from several ironmasters in the Elkridge area.

Age Group/Camp

Adults 50+

Skills

FA FY26
FA FY27

Location

Harriet Tubman Cultural Center at Harriet Tubman Cultural Center

Instructor

Lee Preston, Jr.