Lock House Museum
Located in quaint Havre de Grace, Maryland, the restored lock house stands at what was once the Southern terminus of the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal. The 45 miles of canal ran from Havre de Grace at the top of the Chesapeake Bay to Wrightsville, PA. It linked with other canals to open central Pennsylvania to convenient trade with Philadelphia and Baltimore. In 1982 this house was restored and opened to the public. The Susquehanna Museum recreates the 1813 attack on Havre de Grace every spring, on the weekend closest to May 3. Whether it's open hearth cooking, drilling with the militia, participating in the Fort McHenry flag ceremony or watching the British sack and pillage local homes...there's something for everyone! In 1627, freebooter and renegade, William Claiborne, tried to claim the Palmer Island for Virginia! And that's how it became the site of the first act of piracy in Maryland! The museum also celebrates that act of piracy several times each year! Visit the pirates in their camps and cheer for the villagers (or the pirates) during the attacks.
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