Port Tobacco Jail Lot Sign Installed

In 2017 the Port Tobacco River Conservancy (PTRC) received a grant from the County Tourism office to assist with the preparation of the grounds and fabrication of an interpretive panel for the Jail Lot Site in Port Tobacco.  Charles County had recently acquired this property on which this third and last jail associated with a County Courthouse in Port Tobacco was built in 1860.   The jail was demolished in 1906 after the County Seat had been moved to La Plata. 

The interpretive panel was installed this October near the front of the lot so it can be seen from the Courthouse.  Nice job PTRC.

CCASM was one of the partnering organizations on the grant.  CCASM members helped PTRC and others remove some of the invasive plants although Charles County Parks was needed to remove the invasive trees (see Port Tobacco Jail Lot Grant).  CCASM members also participated along with a number of others in the design of the interpretive panel and provided some of the graphics as well as some of the research on the lot.