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Our Chapter is proud to be a sponsor of this wonderful exhibit at Poplar Hill Mansion!
04/02/2026

Our Chapter is proud to be a sponsor of this wonderful exhibit at Poplar Hill Mansion!

04/02/2026

During the , the British raided small towns up and down the Chesapeake Bay, including Georgetown, Maryland (located on the eastern shore on the Sassafras River).

The British had set most of the town aflame when Catharine "Kitty" Knight persuaded British Rear Admiral George Cockburn to save one house--occupied by an ailing, elderly woman--from destruction. Her pleas also saved the neighboring home, where she rented, and the remainder of the town as well.

Not until after her death in 1855, in her obituary, was there written documentation of her heroism during the raid of Georgetown. The two adjacent houses saved by Kitty Knight have since been combined into one and now house a restaurant that bears her name.

To learn more: https://www.nps.gov/stsp/learn/historyculture/kitty-knight.htm

📸 Kitty Knight persuades Cockburn to spare homes in Georgetown. (c) GERRY EMBELTON]


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