"St Mary's County, Maryland, the 'Mother County' of the State, is blessed with an architectural heritage that speaks to the history of its past residents. From the earliest colonial buildings such as Sotterley Plantation and Ocean Hall to the historic hangers and aircraft testing facilities at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, the county's built environment chronicles the exceptional events and the everyday lives that shaped the place that 100,000 people now call home. I'm Goin' Down County includes a historical narrative from the earliest periods of the County's history to the present. The book weaves the churches, stores, residences, marine railways and boatbuilding shops, tobacco barns. camps, lighthouses, as well as schools into a story of how 'countians' shaped, modified, and rebuilt the world around them to fit their needs. The volume also includes a detailed narrative of hundreds of historic properties located throughout the county. Profusely illustrated with black and white images taken of historic buildings, the book takes readers on an architectural journey through the oldest county in Maryland."

MARYLAND ARCHITECTURE HISTORY