Thomas Stone paid £400 for a 442-acre Maryland property in 1770; after 166 years in his family and a devastating house fire, the estate became a national historic site honouring the Declaration signer
- A historic Maryland plantation once bought for £400 by a signer of the American Declaration of Independence has survived centuries of private family ownership and a nearly fatal house fire to become a national historic site.
- The Haberdeventure estate, near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland, remained in the hands of Thomas Stone and his descendants for 166 years.
- Today, preserved as the Thomas Stone National Historic Site, the property offers a look at early American history and the way land was owned and passed down.
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- A historic Maryland plantation once bought for £400 by a signer of the American Declaration of Independence has survived centuries of private family ownership and a nearly fatal house fire to become a national historic site.
- The Haberdeventure estate, near Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland, remained in the hands of Thomas Stone and his descendants for 166 years.
- Today, preserved as the Thomas Stone National Historic Site, the property offers a look at early American history and the way land was owned and passed down.
Sources: Times of India