St. Mary's City, Maryland

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St. Mary's City, Maryland is a historic former colonial capital and one of the earliest English settlements in North America, now preserved as an important archaeological and living history site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
historic town
living history museum
capitalFrom 1634
capitalUntil 1695
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county St. Mary's County, Maryland NERFINISHED
currentUse educational and research site
historic and archaeological park
foundedAs capital of the Maryland Colony
foundedBy Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore

English colonists
Leonard Calvert
foundingShip Ark
The Dove
surface form: Dove
governingBody Historic St. Mary's City Commission
hasArchaeologicalDiscovery foundations of 17th-century statehouse
remains of early colonial dwellings
hasArchaeologicalSignificance one of the best-preserved English colonial sites in North America
hasEducationalUse site for historical and archaeological education
hasFeature archaeological excavations
living history interpreters
reconstructed colonial buildings
recreated 17th-century sailing ship Dove
hasHeritageStatus National Historic Landmark
hasHistoricalRole early center of Catholic settlement in the English colonies
one of the earliest English settlements in North America
hasLawEnactedNearby Maryland Toleration Act
surface form: Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
hasMuseumType open-air museum
hasPrimaryEra 17th century
heritageDesignationDate 1969
inception 1634
locatedIn Atlantic coastal plain
Southern Maryland
locatedNear Chesapeake Bay
locatedOn St. Mary's River
surface form: St. Marys River
namedAfter Virgin Mary
nearbyInstitution St. Mary's College of Maryland
NRHPType historic district
originalName St. Maries
partOf National Register of Historic Places
replacedBy Annapolis
surface form: Annapolis, Maryland
significantEvent early experiment in religious toleration in English North America
site of Maryland Toleration Act implementation context
state Maryland
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
tourismType heritage tourism destination
wasCapitalOf Province of Maryland

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Colonial Assembly of Maryland meetsIn St. Mary's City, Maryland
Colony of Maryland capital St. Mary's City, Maryland
this entity surface form: St. Mary’s City
Colony of Maryland firstSettlement St. Mary's City, Maryland
this entity surface form: St. Mary’s City
Maryland Governor's Council location St. Mary's City, Maryland
St. Mary's County, Maryland contains St. Mary's City, Maryland
St. Mary's County, Maryland colonialSettlement St. Mary's City, Maryland
St. Mary's County, Maryland hasHistoricSite St. Mary's City, Maryland
this entity surface form: Historic St. Mary's City
Province of Maryland capital St. Mary's City, Maryland
this entity surface form: St. Mary’s City
Province of Maryland firstSettlement St. Mary's City, Maryland
this entity surface form: St. Mary’s City
Lord Proprietor of Maryland hasCapital St. Mary's City, Maryland
this entity surface form: St. Mary’s City (early colonial period)