St. Clement's Island Lighthouse

"None of the Lighthouses ... are Safe"

On May 19, 1864 Confederates raided St. Clement's Island to destroy the 1851 lighthouse. Capt. John Goldsmith, a county residence who had once owned the island, led the attack, having joined the Confederate army ...

Welcome to St. Clement's Island

This small island, one of hundreds in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, has a history as old as Maryland.

St. Clement's was the first landfall of the Maryland settlers in 1634. A Potomac River landmark for almost four centuries, it has ...

Welcome to St. Clement's Island

This small island, one of hundreds in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, has a history as old as Maryland.

St. Clement's was the first landfall of the Maryland settlers in 1634. A Potomac River landmark for almost four centuries, it has ...

St. Clement's Island

To this island in March 1634, Governor Leonard Calvert and the first Maryland colonists came in the vessels Ark and Dove. Here they took possession of the Province of Maryland, erected a cross of Maryland wood and celebrated the Holy ...