Hampton National Historic Site

by Ann Milkovich McKee

Book Overview

The Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland, was established in 1948 to preserve the surviving 63 acres of the vast empire built by the Ridgely family beginning in the 18th century.

In its heyday, the estate covered 25,000 non contiguous acres and included agricultural fields, orchards, livestock, quarries, mills, and ironworks. Today visitors flock to the magnificent Georgian mansion, farm manager's house, slave quarters,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738544183
• ISBN13: 9780738544182
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great History of the Ridgely's of Hampton Mansion

The Book on Hampton Mansion of the Ridgely's of Towson, Maryland is a great book of one Family who has lived there more then 200 years, the photo's of the house in it's early days are the best, so much History, my reason for buying the book is I desencd from them the Ridgely's of Hampton, thur many diffrent family lines. I suggest anyone intrested in early American family history to buy this book, it is just Great and I love it. K. M. Hayes of New Jersey