Historical Sites

Spocott Windmill
Six miles west of Cambridge on Route 343
Once a self-contained community, Spocott today has the only existing post windmill for grinding grain in Maryland. Also on the property are a tenant farmhouse and a one room schoolhouse. Under "fair winds," the mill is still operated from time to time.

Historic High Street and Surrounding Area
Cambridge
Here along a brick-lined street, one can find the homes and public buildings important to those who pioneered this community. Christ Church, with its spectacular stained glass windows, its graveyard, and the historic County Courthouse are the beginning of a walk through history that leads to the waterfront and the Choptank River. You will find the homes of many prominent citizens. The architecture represents different periods and styles, including Federal and Queen Anne. Walking tour available. The Dorchester Arts Center at 120 High Street is open 10 - 2 Monday through Saturday. The Arts Center is a gallery for local artists, and features changing exhibitions throughout the year.

Annie Oakley House
28 Bellevue Avenue on Hambrooks Bay, Cambridge
This home was designed and built in 1912 by Wild West Sharpshooter Annie Oakley when she and her husband Frank Butler retired to Cambridge. The bungalow is typical of the period except for a few featurescharacteristic of the Butlers' unique lifestyle.

Birthplace of Harriet Tubman
On left 1.5 miles down Green Briar Road
Harriet Tubman was often called the "Moses of her people" because of her work in the Underground Railroad freeing over 300 slaves. A slave herself, Harriet ran away only to return to Delmarva 19 times to free others. During the Civil War she served the Union Army as nurse, scout and spy.

Patty Cannon House
On left at intersection of MD 392, MD 577 and DE 20
Home of murderess and slave trader Patty Cannon. Her house was built on the Maryland/Delaware line so she could escape arrest by fleeing into the next State whenever the law came for her.

The Rock School
Rt. 16, south of Cambridge
One of Maryland's oldest schools organized and maintained by a black community. It is now a museum.

Old Trinity Church
Rt. 16, six miles west of Cambridge
The oldest Episcopal Church in continuous use in the United States, circa 1690. The graveyard holds the remains of many famous citizens, such as Anna Ella Carroll, the "silent member of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet." Open March through December 9:30 - 4:30 daily, services 11:00 a.m. Sundays.