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History. Clinton was founded in the 1770s. The town, then named Surratt's Villa, was actually a simple crossroads with a few buildings. In the 1800s, it became known as Surrattsville. The main building served as the post office, an inn and tavern, and a polling place.
Historic Surratt House has national significance due to its role in the dramatic events surrounding the Lincoln assassination. Built in 1852, the house served as the Surratts' home, a tavern, hostelry, post office, and polling place.
The history of Clinton dates back to the early 19th century when it was primarily an agricultural community. The area was known for its fertile soil, which attracted farmers who cultivated crops such as tobacco, corn, and wheat.
Surratt House Museum. Experience history like never before! This historic house museum, built in 1852 as a middle-class farmhouse for the family of John and Mary Surratt, also served as a tavern and hostelry, a Post Office, and a polling place before the Civil War.
Wyoming is a frame historic house located in Clinton in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It consists of three separate and distinct sections: the main block built in the third quarter of the 18th century, a ca. 1800 kitchen, and a connecting two-bay section of c. 1850.
Founded in 1975, the Surratt Society encourages research into the role that the Surratt House Museum site played in the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and into life in mid-19th century Southern Maryland.
20 sty 2022 · Clinton, Md. 20735. Poplar Hill on His Lordships Kindness (a.k.a. just simply His Lordships Kindness) is one of only six (6) historic structures in Prince Georges County, Maryland to receive the prestigious honor of being designated a National Historic Landmark.
