Legg's Dependence
Legg's Dependence, also known as Long Creek Farm and William E. Porter Farm, is a historic home located at Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a 2+1⁄2-story center-hall plan Flemish bond brick house. It was built in several stages beginning around 1760–80, as a single-story hall/parlor plan dwelling. It was enlarged to its present form during the second quarter of the 19th century.
The estate at one point was home to an enslaved husband and wife, Sling and Sarah Louis, who were sold through a trader in Richmond, Virginia, to the owner of a plantation near Ashbie's Gap in Virginia. One or both of Sling and Sarah's parents later escaped with the help of Harriet Tubman and found their way to Philadelphia.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Paul B. Touart (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Legg's Dependence" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ "Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938: Maryland Narratives, Volume VIII". www.gutenberg.org.
External links
- Legg's Dependence, Queen Anne's County, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
| Topics |   | |
|---|---|---|
| Lists by county | ||
| Lists by city | ||
| Other lists | ||
