The Conservancy of Broad Creak
The Conservancy of Broad Creek works to preserve the area’s history and ecology, hosting events that celebrate its past and people. We aim to use local landmarks to highlight early American intercultural relationships.
Articles and Updates
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Harmony Hall Manor
Harmony Hall is a Georgian-style country house built c. 1760, probably by a wealthy merchant named Enoch Magruder. In 1662, the current Harmony Hall property was patented as “Battersea,” and was the site of one of the earliest settlements in the region. According to local legend, the house was renamed Harmony Hall during the 1790s,…
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
King George’s Parish (originally called Piscataway Parish) was established in 1692 as one of the thirty original Church of England parishes in Maryland. The first St. John’s church was built in 1695 on a tract known as Little Hall. The parish came to be known as the “mother church” of many others established in the…
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Want Water
By the late 1600s, the Addison family was an influential Maryland family. In 1706, Addison’s son Thomas patented a tract of land on the northwest boundary of Battersea, which he called Want Water. Want Water, or Lyles House, was constructed (c. 1706). In 1736, John Addison, the eldest son of Thomas Addison, sold the 35-acre…
