MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

MUSEUMS

DORCHESTER COUNTY


[photo, Richardson Maritime Museum, 401 High St., Cambridge, Maryland] Richardson Maritime Museum, 401 High St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Captain John Smith Nanticoke River Discovery Center, 113 Old Ocean Gateway, Vienna, Maryland] Captain John Smith Nanticoke River Discovery Center
P. O. Box 111
113 Old Ocean Gateway, Vienna, MD 21869 - 0111
(410) 430-3273
web: www.visitmaryland.org/listing/byways-driving-tours-scenic-routes/nanticoke-river-discovery-center

Captain John Smith Nanticoke River Discovery Center, 113 Old Ocean Gateway, Vienna, Maryland, May 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Handsell Plantation (includes Longhouse Exhibit & wayside exhibits)
4837 Indiantown Road, Vienna, MD 21869
(410) 228-7458
e-mail: restorehandsell@gmail.com
web: www.restorehandsell.org/
(House closed for renovation; open during special events & for special tours)

Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center (part of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway)
424 Race St., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-0401, (410) 228-3106; fax: (410) 228-5641
e-mail: wajjrchoptank@comcast.net
web: http://visitdorchester.org/harriet-tubman-museum-educational-center/

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (part of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Scenic Byway)
4068 Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, MD 21622
(410) 221-2290, (410) 221-2291
e-mail: htursp.dnr@maryland.gov
web: https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/tubman.aspx
web: www.nps.gov/hatu/index.htm

Heritage Museums & Gardens of Dorchester
(Meredith House, Neild Museum, Robbins Heritage Center, Goldsborough Stable, & Herb Garden)
Dorchester County Historical Society, 1003 Greenway Drive, Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-7953
e-mail: dchs@verizon.net
web: www.dorchesterhistory.com/the-heritage-museums-and-gardens-of-dorchester/

North Dorchester Heritage Museum
P. O. Box 112
10 Academy St., East New Market, MD 21631 - 0112

Richardson Maritime Museum (includes Brannock Education & Research Center, formerly Brannock Maritime Museum)
P. O. Box 1198
401 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 1198
(410) 221-1871; fax: (410) 228-5471
e-mail: info@richardsonmuseum.org
web: www.richardsonmuseum.org
(moving to 103 Hayward St., Cambridge, in 2020)

South Dorchester Folk Museum
c/o Dorchester County Historical Society
1003 Greenway Drive, Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-6175, (410) 228-7953
e-mail: sdfmuseum@gmail.com
web: www.sdfmuseum.net/

Spocott Windmill & Village (includes Windmill, Adaline Wheatley House, Blacksmith Shop, Castle Haven Schoolhouse, Country Store, Muse-LeCompte Medical Museum)
1609 Hudson Road (Route 343), Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 463-1669, (410) 228-7670
e-mail: radclifg@gmail.com
web: http://spocottwindmill.org/

Stanley Institute (Rock School) (one-room school house & artifacts)
Route 16 South Christ Rock, 2439 Rock Drive, Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-6657
web: http://visitdorchester.org/stanley-institute/
(open by appointment)

Taylors Island Museum
P. O. Box 38
4212 Hoopers Neck Road, Taylors Island, MD 21669 - 0038
(410) 221-1207

Vienna Heritage Museum
P. O. Box 81
303 Race St., Vienna, MD 21869 - 0081
(410) 376-3442
web: http://viennamd.org/vhf.html

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