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Maryland Historical Trust

Preserving & interpreting the legacy of Maryland's past

The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) supports historic preservation and revitalization by providing funding and resources to care for historic sites. MHT serves as the State Historic Preservation Office and operates Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum.

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Maryland Women Fight for the Vote

This StoryMap highlights the people and places of Maryland’s women’s suffrage movement, featuring historic sites across the state where women organized, protested, and fought for the right to vote.

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Ice Age Chalcedony Stone Tools

The Piney Grove site helps archaeologists understand how early communities lived and adapted to their environment by examining the amber chalcedony used by Paleoindian peoples in Maryland.

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Honoring the Baltimore American Indian Center and Heritage Museum

This blog article celebrates the Baltimore American Indian Center’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its cultural importance to Indigenous communities in Baltimore and its role in preserving Native heritage.

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MHT is the state agency dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of Maryland's past. Through research, conservation, and education, we help Marylanders understand our historical and cultural heritage.

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