Anne Arundel County
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After a long day exploring Calvert Marine Museum and the Maryland Archeology Conservation Lab, Chesapeake Semester students push forward northward to Historic London Town of Anne Arundel County, located on the South River, to capture a glimpse of Maryland’s colonial trade routes. After a lunch on the river, students proceeded to the state capital where they toured the historic area with gentleman J. Marcos Salaverria M’09.
At historic London Town and Gardens students first met with a graduate of Washington College for a short video introduction to the area.
Mike Hardesty ’05
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As the Chesapeake Semester students made their way north through Calvert County along the Western Shore they took the opportunity to explore the Calvert Marine Museum with exhibits capturing the natural and cultural history of Maryland. After ending the morning with lunch under the Drum Point Lighthouse, students proceeded to the Maryland Archaeology Conservation Lab in Patterson Park for a tour of the grounds that featured ongoing archaeology. Students finished the day with a tour of the facility with discussions on the preservation of artifacts from around the world. -
The inaugural class of the Chesapeake Semester met as a group for the first time for a kickoff dinner by the Chester River. -
The first week of the Chesapeake Semester included local and regional orientation activities at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, water tours with the Chester and Sassafras River Associations, and team building at Echo Hill Outdoor School.
