Lexington Park, Maryland
Lexington Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States, and the principal community of the Lexington Park, Maryland Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,626 at the 2010 census.[2]
Lexington Park, Maryland
United States
6.07 sq mi (15.73 km2)
6.06 sq mi (15.71 km2)
0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
115 ft (35 m)
13,317
2,196.08/sq mi (847.86/km2)
UTC−4 (EDT)
301/240
24-46725
0594792
Notable historic sites[edit]
Archeological sites[edit]
Mattapany-Sewall Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4]
Other archeological research is done periodically on parts of the naval base (and its adjacent waters), focusing on Civil War, War of 1812 and colonial research.
United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue[edit]
The United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue is located in Lexington Park. It is a nationally recognized memorial to the more than 700 African-American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County who served in the Union forces during the Civil War. The memorial also includes an educational display. Special celebrations are also held there each year.
The mission of the site is to welcome people of all backgrounds, to honor those who served and to tell their story. The memorial is located in John G. Lancaster Park on 21550 Willows Road.
St. Richards Manor[edit]
St. Richard's Manor was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4]
Historic St. Mary's City[edit]
Historic St. Mary's City, seven miles south of Lexington Park, is the site of the founding of the Maryland colony as well as being recognized as the birthplace of religious freedom in America. It is now a reconstructed colonial town, a museum complex, and a center for living history. It also features the Maryland Dove, a full-sized working replica of the sailing ship that bore the first colonists to the new Maryland colony.
The complex shows what colonial life was like in what is now Lexington Park as well as both areas were originally part of the same settlement.