Editing St. Mary's County, Maryland (section)

==Notable sites==
* [[Point Lookout State Park]], a nationally recognized natural area and historic site, features a former Civil War prison camp, beaches, fishing, and camping
* [[St. Mary's City]], the site of first settlement in the [[Maryland colony]], includes four museums, a reconstructed colonial town, and a [[living history]] center 
* [[United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue (Lexington Park, Maryland)|United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue]], in Lexington Park, honors and tells story of 700 African-American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War
* [[Patuxent River Naval Air Museum]] features Naval aviation history, the history of test pilots and naval aviation development at PAX River NAS, and many aircraft on display
* [https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Regions/ndw/installations/nas_patuxent_river/ffr/solomons_recreation_center/ Solomons Island Naval recreation facility] in nearby Solomons Island Maryland, accessed by bridge, is used by military and DOD personnel and families only. It is a guarded facility and ID is required
* [[Sotterley (Hollywood, Maryland)|Sotterley Plantation]] is a reconstructed antebellum plantation with a history museum that features pre-Civil War history
* [[USS Tulip (1862)|USS ''Tulip'' monument]] and federal grave site for Civil War sailors who died in the explosion of a Union gunship in area waters in 1864 
* [[Point Lookout Light|Point Lookout Light House]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140228220736/http://www.visitstmarysmd.com/activities-attractions/piney-point-lighthouse-museum-and-historic-park/ Piney Point Lighthouse and Museum]
* [http://www.cecilsoldmill.com/ Cecils Old Mill] museum, art gallery, and artists co-op in nearby [[Great Mills, Maryland]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary's County, Maryland]] many buildings in the county are listed, dating to the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s
* [[Tudor Hall (Leonardtown, Maryland)|Tudor Hall]], St. Mary's County Historical Society (limited hours)