SlackWater: Navy Brings ‘Boomtown Years’
By all accounts, the 1940s were the boomtown years in St. Mary’s, when workers by the thousands from all over poured into the county to build the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
SlackWater: Cedar Point Erased to Make Way for Base
In the late 1930s and early ’40s, rumors had circulated that the military was interested in the Cedar Point peninsula in St. Mary’s County. But days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, government officials and surveyors began the process of condemning the land. The patchwork of farms and settlements would soon be smoothed over to make way for the Navy.
SlackWater: World War II Transforms So. Md.
SlackWater tells the story of how Southern Maryland, in particular St. Mary’s County, was transformed after the advent of World War II — from an isolated agricultural community to a newly shaped culture, one that reflected the social and economic changes of a larger nation.
SlackWater: The Fight to Clean Up a River
What began as a simple community effort in the late 1970s to protect the Patuxent River evolved into an epic, unprecedented five-year battle to force the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Maryland to recognize and remedy the problems of the river.
College Among Top 25 Hidden STEM Gems
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has received a unique honor as a hidden gem for Women in STEM, and The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize it.
SlackWater: Was the Bridge Worth It?
The Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge opened 40 years ago this week, connecting St. Mary’s and Calvert counties.
Early 20th-Century Education in Rural So. Md.
Perhaps nowhere else is the segregation of blacks from whites and whites from blacks in the early 20th century rural landscape more evident than in the public school houses.
SlackWater: When Electricity Came to St. Mary’s
The SlackWater Center examines rural electrification and the changes it brought to Southern Maryland households.
Who’s Who on St. George Island, Mary Gale Adams
Introducing the first installment to appear online of Mary Gale Adams’ “A Who’s Who of St. George Island,” a work called “a true oral history.” The 250-page compilation of stories, recipes, and home remedies was collected, written, typed, bound, and covered by Ms. Adams, herself a native of the St. George Island community.
Donations Sought for Hurricane Relief
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is providing assistance to active duty and retired Marines and sailors in Texas and Louisiana who are experiencing financial difficulties in the wake of the recent hurricanes.
