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On the morning of August 10, 1813 residents of Saint Michaels, Maryland, having been forewarned of a British attack hoisted lanterns to the masts of ships and in the tops of the trees. The height of light caused cannons to overshoot the town. |
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Located in the Chesapeake Bay, Smith Island is Maryland's only inhabited off-shore island. |
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Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. The house in Glen Echo, Maryland served as her home and headquarters for the American Red Cross and a warehouse for disaster relief supplies. |
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