Historic Shrines of America

Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, the Craigie House where Longfellow wrote, a hundred more — an American pilgrimage told building by building, when many of these places were still fighting to survive.

Doughoregan Manor, Near Ellicott City, Maryland

3 shrines in this part of Historic Shrines of America.

Doughoregan Manor, Near Ellicott City, Maryland

WHOSE OWNER WAS THE LAST SURVIVING SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE It is true that when Charles Carroll was about to sign his…

Doughoregan Manor, Near Ellicott City, Maryland: Carroll

Doughoregan Manor, which was named for one of the O'Carroll estates in Ireland, is one of the most ancient family seats in Maryland. In…

Doughoregan Manor, Near Ellicott City, Maryland: Revolution

Both Mr. Carroll's property and his services were at his country's call. From the days of the Stamp Act to the close of the Revolution…

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