Ridge, Maryland

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Ridge is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Bard's Field was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is near the southernmost tip of the western shore of Maryland, known as Point Lookout, has bodies of water on both sides, and has two popular seafood restaurants. A historically black Roman Catholic church is here, which formerly had a parochial school.[2]

Notable residents

Louise Daniel Hutchinson, a historian of African American history was born in Ridge.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. 
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridge, Maryland
  3. ↑ "Louise Daniel Hutchinson Interviews". Record Unit 9558. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2012. 
Municipalities and communities of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States
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Coordinates: 38°07′09″N 76°22′26″W / 38.11917°N 76.37389°W / 38.11917; -76.37389


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