British troops, under Maj. Gen. Robert Ross, disembarked at Benedict for attack on Washington, DC. With its examination of how the legacy of slavery continues to shape life in the United States, the project started in-depth conversations about how American history is taught and written. "You're not going to get no land out of nobody in Port Tobacco. 2019, July 8. 1845-1898, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89060060/1850-09-18/ed-1/seq-2/. Today, the tidal portion of the River is not visible from the Port Tobacco Village that previously docked . When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. We can look on his face, painted by artist Charles Willson Peale, a painter of presidents, and by local artist James Alexander Simpson. Zekiah Fort established east of present-day Waldorf near Piney Branch by Gov. The adjourned meeting of the Maryland Editorial Con- !|vention is announced to take place in the'city of Baltimore on the fourth Tuesdayi and 22J day of October next.1Interesting from Texas. The Secretary of S ate received on Friday the following Telegraphic despatch from the Co'lec-!or ai New Orleans, communicating information of a much more pacific state of thingsin Texas, than lias been rumored and anticipated : JS'ui. Callums son, Martin Callum, recalled that when his mother discovered her familys connection to the land, she had taped up a giant sheet of paper on her living room wall with the details of their family tree. Other notable nearby historic sites include: Halloween reminds local residents of Charles County's "Blue Dog" legend, which is taught in local schools and has been told in the county for more than 100 years. "Just about everybody knows everybody and looks out for everybody. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was a signer of the United States Constitution; and Thomas Stone was one of four of the Maryland delegation who signed the Declaration of Independence. This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. spare no efforts to merit its continuance.G. Settled by the English in the 17th century and established in 1727, the town on the Port Tobacco River soon became the second largest in Maryland. We always knew the enslaved people had come here by boat, Easterling said. The graves are dated between 1790 and 1810, and include 23 graves, of which the remains of 13 individuals are noted. Charles County seat moved from Port Tobacco to La Plata . This unique historic setting has transformed its mission into one of inclusion and exploration. (probably a patent truss.) Inspector General | The town grew as it became a major port for the tobacco trade, with exports transported by ocean-going sailing ships. A letter from a mem; her of Congress to his friends in Ohio savsI that the cheap postage reform will succeedthe present session, hut that the rates will!not be as low as the advocates of the measure desire. His indenture was finished by 1638, and he became a freemen (a term for any man who was not a servant). Recruited by former US Army captain Thomas Jordan, later promoted to Confederate general, she took over his network in early 1861. In ,1810 it was only 23,200.Cheap Postage. Raphael Semmes (1809-1877), U.S. 1680. Slot machines allowed by law in Charles County (Chapter 678, Acts of 1949). These prices prevailed on Wednesday, prime parcels occasionally! e-mail: mdmanual@maryland.gov. Naval officer and later Confederate Naval officer, born in Charles County. The Rich-!mond Enquirer of the 10th inst, says :i i*-"* *i grille rain which visited us so abundantly on Saturday, extended throughout thetobacco region of the State, it will prove,wc fear, most disastrous in its effects. The town's former one-room schoolhouse is next on the list for restoration. Port Tobacco started declining as erosion from excessive agricultural use and poor soil conservation caused significant siltation at the head of the Port Tobacco River, decreasing its navigability and ultimately cutting off the town from access to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The English developed a small village about 1634 on the east side of the Port Tobacco tributary. Hanos buried the gold and deed under a holly tree along Rose Hill Road. CONTACT US / We notice by theWashington Republic, that Allen A. Hll,i! "We're not too strict. When theygel this side of the river, they should be free.but are often too timid and ignorant (especially the women.) (from June 26, 1845 to Nov. 7, 1890) Chronicling America Offline Newspapers for Port Tobacco According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. Still, Port Tobacco remained a way station on the Williamsburg-to-Philadelphia stagecoach route, tobacco money built stately 18th-century town houses, and the courthouse hummed with activity. Francis Lowndes didnt just sponsor slave voyages; he also captained three. 'Plie deceased had for a long timeVsuffercdwith pulmonary disease, and bore herauffyHing with great Christian resignation and forUtUdal ;.nd whatis a great consolation to her family andi friends, she died the Christians deajfh, in the brighthope of a blessed immortality, w- - -ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.I-V the Orphans Court #of Charles CountySeptember 17th, Ordered by the Court,that Ann E. Deakjhs, Jftduainisfratrix of John A.Dk akins, deceased, notice to the creditors ofj said deceased to file propelly authen| licated according to Uraw, with the Register of Wills; tbr Charles Counluff, on or before the Ist day of| November next, the Administratrix will thenproceed, tlrrougbn the Register of Wills, to distribute the assets/of said deceased. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. After which the |vast crowd gave three cheer?, anti left for Ii their homes.IIntrepid a*nd Humane. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. The 1720 Catslide House, so named for its saltbox roof, has been restored for hands-on visits by children. CIETY.We desire that you should bear in mind,that on the 23d, 24th and 25th days of October, your Society will hold its annual Ex- 1hibition and Fair, at the City of Baltimore ;;and we appeal to you, one and all, to bringthereat portions of your slock, the productsof your orchards , and your gardens. Although the need for slaves had declined with the shift away from tobacco culture, and slaves were being sold to the Deep South, slavery was still too deeply embedded into Maryland society for the wealthiest whites to give it up . ft. home is a 4 bed, 4.0 bath property. 1895, June 4. . Today, the only remnant of the river in town is a swamp. > May 27, 1881 > Image 1 Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. The Lowndeses were responsible for 37 voyages carrying an estimated 9,637 enslaved Africans between 1746 and 1770. As of the census[28] of 2010, there were 13 people, 7 households, and 5 families residing in the town. Walsh, Rev. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. is concerned, she being fearful of an as; sauli from him. Large purchases of the common qualitieshave been made on Eastern account at an advance*of about 25 cents over previous prices. and the Legislature passed an act leaving itto the people to accept or reject the bill adjusting the boundary.- -U e clip from one of our Southern exchange papers the following:j LX iie Tobacco CRor.The Clarksvillej (Tennessee) Chronicle says:T he reports from the Tobacco crop in thisand the surrounding counties in Kentucky Irepresent the prospects as much worse thanhave heretofore been supposed. Field after field, yet unharvested, are rendered nauiseons, by the loathsome rotten crop beneaththeir surface.i Tlie Louisville Journal says the Potatot crop throughout the West is a total failure., The St. Louis Republican savs the corn crop iin that Slate will also be a failure.Edwin Forrest, the tragedian, was arrested at the Astor House, New York, on Wednesday, on the complaint of Catherine Forrest, his wife, and held to bail in the sum ofSIO,OOO to keep the peace, so far as Mrs,F. 'No family should be without if. He rushes in to head offhis rival. It was first called Chandlers Town. It was there that Lowndess father, Christopher, built a tobacco warehouse and exported the cured crop to England. of Elizabeth Latimer.\ EXECUTORS NOTICE.j riMUTS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub! Matthew Henson (1866-1955), of Charles County, reached North Pole* with Commander Robert E. Peary. In he goesdown he goes-and so on, totics qnotics.Peon Slavery in Mexico is thus describeds>y a letter writer at Eagle Pi ess, on theRio Grande:Any body of a working ckss can beold for debt in Mexico, and these peonsreceive the worst fare and hardest treatmentof any slaves on this continent. the tinkling of silver bells to the very cowj bell, in comparison of the sweet voiced Italian. 2000, July 1. 1964, Dec. 6. The racial makeup of the town was 84.6% White, 7.7% African American, and 7.7% from two or more races (each 7.7% of people included one person). I am Black and I am Catholic. Intel.New Orleans, Sep. 11.I had ihe honor to receive vour Telegraphic despatch of the 9h instant. Fast forward to 1994, and John Hanson Briscoe, a descendant of Sotterleys last slave-owning family, joined the Sotterley board. Amid the hogs and milk cows, candlesticks and chalices were 15. It, With its examination of how the legacy of slavery continues to shape life in the United States, the project started in-depth conversations, Since its launch, the 1619 Project has expanded to include, Erin Brown, via Jesuits Slavery, History, Memory, and Reconciliation Project. A town coach painter, George A. Atzerodt, was hanged for complicity in Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Georgetowns role in slavery is not tied to whether it was a slave port, Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debates, Biden puts reelection over principles with his decision on D.C. law. No one in Maryland's smallest town expects a population boom. At its height, in the late 1700s, the plantation spanned 7,000 acres. Hensons autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, inspired Harriett Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Toms Cabin. Port Tobacco, MD: St. Ignatius Church, 2016. 1895, June 4. 1924. 9905 Poorhouse Rd, Port Tobacco MD, is a Single Family home that contains 1680 sq ft and was built in 1963.It contains 3 bathrooms.This home last sold for $199,000 in February 2023. As the Maryland colony grew, farmers discovered that selling tobacco to England was a good way to make money. Assembly authorized new town, Charles Town, to be laid out next to new Courthouse, eventually replacing Chandler Town. He will be in receipt of Goods at short intervalsI during the balance of the seasons, and with his increased facilities for taking advantage of the auctionsales in the northern cities, he will at all times beprepared to offer such inducements in theDRY GOODS LINEthat arc rarely to be mot with. Courthouse completed at La Plata. Port Tobacco's population dropped by 10 percent over the past decade -- from 40 to 36. John Hanson (1715-1783) served as first President of the United States in Congress Assembled elected following ratification of Articles of Confederation. There's very seldom any land for sale. This early 18th-century Tidewater plantation overlooking the Patuxent River features a manor house of unique construction, a slave cabin, numerous outbuildings, and gardens and nature trails set within a rolling landscape. Above: Illustrative recreation of one of the faces of an individual buried there. He direct-ed with remarkable clearness a conclusion Ito his memoirs. The latter portrait hangs in the Georgetown Public Library, only two blocks from where Yarrow lived. Electronic voting system used during primary elections at polling places and for absentee ballots in all counties and Baltimore City. 1715, April 3. It was reconstructed in 1973 to look as it did in the 19th century, based on an 1877 sketch of a double hanging held there. The wholevast amphitheatre was filled with ladies,i gentlemen, and boqnets.The appearance of Jenny Lind was thesignal for a furore of applause which lastedfor some minutes ; shout upon shout rentthe air, and bouquet upon bouquet flew throit towards the nightingale, until the stagelooked like the gardens of Gul in theirbloom. At bat silence was effected, andthe very first pause at the second bar ofiCasta Diva, gave me every assurance thather voice was of surpassing sweetness.Nothing could exceed the pathos, devotion, and tender fervor of her rendering ofthis delightful drnidical prayer. The Drayden African-American Schoolhouse is a frame building with its foundation resting on tree trunks located on its original site on Cherryfield Road in Drayden, MD. Come walk the paths of these remarkable people and help us all to remember them. British customs district at St. Marys, Md. Enslaved house servants had to have experience and speak English. which continued during the night with muchviolence, and lie expired at S oclock onMonday morning, in presence of the Queenand family, among whom were the Duchess| of Orleans, Count de Paris, Duke de Chartres, Duke and Dutches de Nemoues, Prince1 and Princess de Joinville, Duke and Dutch- ies de Aumale, Dutches Augusta of Sax Coburg, and tltc other attendants of the Royalfamily.OUR TABLE.Holden's Hollar Magazine. Just last year, Jeanne Pirtle, Sotterleys education director, discovered documentation that Sotterley was one of the ports on the Atlantic coast where enslaved people first touched land after their voyage across the ocean, meaning Sotterley had served as a site for the Middle Passage. Six sailed between 1732 and 1740, when Georgetown was still farmland. Bradley, Esq., delivered an address thatdrew forth the oft-repeated plaudit* of theimmense company.Among the distinguished persons present,in addition to those already named, we ob, served Judge Dunlop, F. P. Blair, Esq., Hon. There were 7 housing units at an average density of 43.8 per square mile (16.9/km2). This was a time when slavery was . It has probably adjourned beforethis. MLS # MDCH2020766 The town grew as it became a major port for the tobacco trade, with exports transported by ocean-going sailing ships. He can enter into conversation withthe patient intelligently, and make him feelthat he really knows his true stale. We often view the Catholic Church as a northern church, an immigrant church. A fewhours after its receipt, 1 sent a special express to Governor Bell, of Texas, by stra- 1mcr, communicating the despatch, ns in-'| strucled. Dont do that. Martin Luther King Jr.s 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery was in Lowndes County. The median age in the town was 64.5 years. The town served as the seat of Charles County from 1727-1895, but its history began with the precolonial Native American Villages of Potopaco to the current residents of the town. Mathias was elected to and served in the 1642 legislative assembly of freemen. 1949. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males. 1850, About | In any event, no record, document or history has ever suggested Georgetown was a port in the slave trade. X scriber has obtained from the Orphans Courtof Chjarlcs county, Md., letters Testamentary on; the personal estate of Cecelia Bn i>, late ofj said c\Ounty, deceased All persons havin'- claims a| gainst! Racially motivated violence and the murders of three civil rights workers in Lowndes County, Ala., earned it the name Bloody Lowndes. The Rev. [13] Catholic parish records identified Indian families through the decades, when civil records began to use only designations of free people of color, colored, or Negro for mixed-race persons, thus failing to record their cultural identification. Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. The records and photos emerging from the archives and from the family albums of descendants are revealing fuller and richer portraits of the enslaved people who helped to build the Catholic Church. Test,/ D. JENIFER.| Scpjf. A light and daybeacons mark the channel. We owe her a huge debt.. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. Chapel Point, on the east side of Port Tobacco River 1.2 miles above the mouth, is a summer resort. Please view calendar or call the center directly to confirm hours . Offers poured in. Port Tobacco Recreation Center. Port Tobacco River, at the head of the bight, has depths of 7 feet for 1.6 miles and thence 5 to 3 feet for another 1.3 miles. To-day they; are several cents better for prime parcels, with a, still greater advance on the lower qualities. During the late 17th century, Port Tobacco became the second-largest river port in Maryland. Awards and controversy. Md., (near Port Tobacco) in 1759. Dontpresume that any animal or product youmay own, is inferior to others that will be'here, and he thus deterred front, bringingthem, as it is only by comparison that therelative merits of anything can be determiuj ed. The Sarahs first destination in 1760 was South Potomac, and it carried only seven enslaved to North Potomac. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Who thenwould be without a newspaper ?BenjaminFranklin.Jbnny Lind and Queen Elizabeth. )Louis Philippe died on the 2Gih of August, |at Claremont. ft. home is a 5 bed, 5.0 bath property. [23], The legend says that Charles Thomas Sims, a soldier, and his dog were killed on February 8 in the 18th century on Rose Hill Road while returning from a Port Tobacco tavern. Its name also referred to what became the colony's chief export commodity crop. Port Tobacco Courthouse This reconstructed courthouse is where two African Americans were tried for aiding in the flight of more than 30 armed freedom seekers from Southern Maryland in 1845. Anyone can read what you share. 1940, Dec. U.S. Route 301, a shorter north - south road through Maryland and Virginia was completed. From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family. But the unpainted slave cabin had rotten exterior planks, a deteriorating chimney and fireplace, and a leaking roof. Towards7 oclock in the evening, the fever come on,! The board he treads on is a deceiver. Legislation passed to abolish slot-machine gambling by 1968. Tour groups were not told that as many as 93 enslaved people were recorded at Sotterley in 1791, she said. For almost 300 years, Sotterley, a historic home on a hill overlooking the Patuxent River, was known to the public as a quiet working tobacco plantation and farm in the fertile tidewater land adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies, Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards. . Freed from restraints by the Toleration Act of 1649 and feeling a need for spiritual guidance, some settlers gathered their first Anglican congregation in a log building at the head of the Port Tobacco Creek in 1683, nine years before the Establishment Act. Joseph Cocking lynched in Port Tobacco. Theirsad, downcast air, is in strange contrast withthe ever cheerful buoyancy of the blacks ;!even their singing has the wail of death inits slow, melancholy notes.man eats up a poundHBugar, and the pleasure he has enjoyed .Handed ' but the information he gets from 1is treasured up in the mind, to behenever occasion or inclination railsA newspaper is the w isdom of ihepast ages too. Original Artwork: Taken from Mr. By 1720, it was being grown in Prince Georges County. View more property details, sales history and Zestimate data on Zillow. An injunction has alsobeen granted to restrain Mr. Forrest fromconveying away his property to the injuryof the right which Mrs. F. has therein.Mrs. !Run on Lathams Bank. Born into slavery on June 15, 1789 in Charles County, Maryland, he was sold three times before the age of eighteen. The Jesuits, who built the foundations of the early Catholic Church, believed that the enslaved had souls. All those who; i-li iD not havp filed their claims as aforesaid will|be by law flffXcladed from all benefit of said d.e--! Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813), U.S. Secretary of the Navy, born in Charles County. Box 536, Lusby, MD 20657. This article was published more than3 years ago. you arc!j THE TIMES*PORT TOBACCO,MD .WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEP, 18,1850. John Hanson was elected first President by the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation before moving to Frederick. Sotterley has a recently restored slave cabin on the property. A child learned his favorite waiter was struggling. Elihu Burrilt, the learned blacksmith,and Emile Girardin, and also the bloody !j Haynau, who, Cobdin says, is his converti to peace, were also present.i The Republic. Iwould not, had 1 the last twenty years tolive over again, tike I,OOO a year and bewithout my phrenological knowledge. DrA. Importantly, no Lowndes ship sailed to Georgetown. The "prime movers and instigators of the late Negro insurrection," the Port Tobacco Times later reported, were Mark Caesar, identified as a slave and a free black man, and Bill Wheeler, the. Southern Maryland Blue Crabs began playing minor league baseball at Waldorf. The early immigrants to Port Tobacco were products of the religious turmoil in England. The Part of Plenty B & B"Plenty" was the name of the original farmis a base from which to explore. After a tornado destroyed the building in 1808, they held a lottery and ultimately financed a new brick structure, which was rededicated in 1827. . Both are open from April through mid-December. A former tobacco plantation in Southern Maryland that relied on slave labor and was the site where many captured Africans first touched land in America, will publicly honor the slaves who worked and died there next month. Historic Port Tobacco Courthouse 8430 Commerce Street, Port Tobacco MD 20677. [14] Supported by the tobacco poll tax of 40 pounds per head from 1692 to 1776, Christ Church prospered. Within a generation of the first Maryland settlers' landing at St. Clement's Island, they pushed the frontiers of the colony north and west toward the Potomac and Port Tobacco rivers. But they also viewed Black people as assets to be bought and sold. Regardless, there are more astonishing stories of Georgetown and the slave trade. Wills Chs. The grave and discreet Boston Advertiserthinks that if Jenny Lind is as sensible ashe is accomplished, she must, mentally atleast, say of the adoration which has beenpaid to her since her arrival into this country, as Queen Elizabeth said to the provincial authorities w ho waited upon her in oneof her journeys through the kingdom. Lord, what fool? Of particular note are the several children of Henny and Billy, and Kate and Sam. Now they donate $500 a month to the homeless. Photo by Diane F. Evartt. It prompted praise, criticism and debate. Proponents who claim it was a slave port rely solely on a listing in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database showing North Potomac as a destination. External Link Disclaimer | Port Tobacco, MD 20677; Phone: (301) 932-3470 ext. The town incorporated in 1888, but in 1895 the county seat moved to nearby La Plata, which drew population away but left the town with its historic significance intact. [20] It has encouraged participation by the community, with an Internet blog and regular chances for volunteer participation at many levels. During the Civil War, the town was occupied by Union troops, leading to the emancipation of many local slaves after 1863. Read an article from the Baltimore Sun or watch a film about the discovery of this graveyard. USA.gov. Forced labor and the profits derived from the sales of people helped to sustain the clergy and to finance the construction and the day-to-day operations of churches and schools, including the nations first Catholic institution of higher learning, the college known today as Georgetown University. A, M., ami close at six, P. M.JOHN R. ROBERTSON, Sheriff.Sept. In 1717, a prominent Jesuit priest handed over a sprawling Maryland plantation controlled by his Catholic order to a new owner. Descendants of slaves and slave owners discover legacy of Marylands Sotterley Plantation, His bank card was declined. In certain databases, users will find the following abbreviations used . I of George T Smoot.BALTIMORE MARKET.September 14, 1850.Grain.Wheat The supply of Wheat thro-oul the week has been very limited for the season,and prices have gradually improved. 1963, April 30. Ms. Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for the projects opening essay, has faced backlash from conservative groups over her work. The racial makeup of the town was 60.00% White, 26.67% Black or African American, 6.67% Asian, and 6.67% from two or more races. port tobacco, md slaverygeorgia foraging laws. The 2,044 sq. His last feat of the sort occurred onTuesday week.MEETIXG OF THE PORT TOBACCO JOCKEY CLUB.A MEETING of the Port Tobacco Jockev Club will be held in Port Tobaccoon TUESDAY next, the 24th instant.Bv order,nep. of this exceedingly cheap megazine was received by us early last week.The high literary reputation which thi| monthly periodical bears throughout thecountry is justly due It. To date, more than 200 people have noted their connection to the place. 1958, Sept. Charles County Junior College opened with evening classes at La Plata High School. Yet the planters who reaped prosperity by clearing the Port Tobacco Valley's wooded hillsides for corn and tobacco had also sown the seeds of the port's demise. The society runs a small courthouse museum and sells $3 Port Tobacco squeeze bottles and other trinkets. The total inspections this year aro30,638 hhds. That narrative began to change in the 1970s when Agnes Kane Callum, a Baltimore woman and an avid genealogist, discovered that her grandfather was born enslaved at that property in 1860. 1729, Aug. 8. for white; and 112 a 120cts. Network to Freedom research facilities are places where you can learn more about the Underground Railroad through government documents, land records, fugitive slave records, census records, genealogy files and more. 12185 Southern Connector Boulevard, Lusby, MD 20657 | 410-394-1233 | patuxentfriendsmeeting@gmail.com Mailing Address: P.O. Sometimes people go two or three years and then get caught up," Mr. Wade said. Tornado destroyed La Plata Elementary School, killing 13 children. The early immigrants to Port Tobacco were products of the religious turmoil in England. This isthe first step to confidence in nervous disease ; and confidence, as long agoremarked, is the first step to the cure of theinsane, i have hern told most feelingly bynervous, and sometime also by insane patients, that I understood them better thananv one they had come in contact with. * * * *I return my brothers loiter on the studies imost useful to a young diplomatist, withmany thank*. Estates in the hills overlooking town were home to John Hanson, first president of the Continental Congress; Thomas Stone, signer of the Declaration of Independence; Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, signer of the U.S. Constitution, and others of renown. Southern Maryland is also the place where Josiah Henson was enslaved, and the place of brutality he wrote about in his later autobiography, which became the basis for Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin. A descendant of Josiah Henson, Mathew Henson, was also from Southern Maryland and he was one of the first people to reach the North Pole along with Admiral Peary in 1909. There are so many more stories than these, both of triumph and of pain, of subjugation and of perseverance. Overall, the dominant tribe on the north side of the Potomac River was the Algonquian Piscataway tribe, which later absorbed some of the smaller tribes' survivors.[11][12]. A year after the Civil War ended, Matthew Henson was born on August 8, 1866 to freeborn African American sharecroppers in Charles County, Maryland, and he was believed to be great-grandnephew of Josiah Henson. But we had assumed they landed at a larger port first. Visitors may see the reconstructed Port Tobacco Courthouse, furnished as it may have appeared in the 19th century, even as of the day of Booth's escape. 1751. Operated by the . The UNESCO designation reinforces that sites such as Sotterley have an incredibly powerful and important story to tell, Easterling says.