Smallwood State Park

Smallwood State Park in Maryland on Mattawoman Creek near Marbury combines public recreation with historic preservation. At its center is Smallwood's Retreat, the plantation home of Major General William Smallwood, a former Continental Army officer and governor of Maryland, giving the park a strong connection to the state's Revolutionary-era history. The nine hundred eighty-four-acre park includes a marina, boat ramps, picnic areas, campsites, cabins, trails, and a nature center. After the house declined into a standing ruin, local citizens organized the Smallwood Foundation, which acquired and restored it before transferring it to the state as the larger park was assembled and dedicated in 1958.

Maryland · United States