Fort Tonoloway State Park
Fort Tonoloway State Park is an undeveloped Maryland state park located near present-day Hancock. Fort Tonoloway was a frontier fort built in 1755 by Lt. Thomas Stoddert and men from the Maryland State Militia. The fort was also known as Stoddert's Fort. It was abandoned in 1756 when Fort Frederick was constructed.
The state park was at one time leased to the Boy Scouts. An archaeological investigation conducted by Rivanna Archaeological Services for Preservation Maryland was published in 2020.
References
- ^ "DNR Lands Acreage Report" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 2023. p. 8. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Fort Tonoloway State Park". C&O Canal Trust. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Finding a Lost French and Indian War Fort". Preservation Maryland. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Tonoloway Fort". Maryland's Roadside Historical Markers. Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Rubin, Mary H. (2003). The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9780738515984.
- ^ "Maryland Land Preservation, Parks & Recreation Plan 2009" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. p. 59. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ Ford, Benjamin P. "Finding Fort Tonoloway: A French and Indian War Fortification on the Western Frontier of Maryland" (PDF). Preservation Maryland. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
Further reading
- Tonoloway Fort: Outpost on the Maryland Frontier, Gerald Sword, Friends of Fort Frederick, 1994, ASIN: B002X49ZMA.