Historic Site and Historical Park · NPS · MD
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Photo: NPS Photo / Stephen Girimont, Mansion at Haberdeventure
Alerts and conditions
Overview
In 1776, Thomas Stone and 55 others signed the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, Stone risked his home, his family's security, and even his life to support the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom.
From the National Park Service
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
What to see and do
Activities
- Guided Tours
- Hiking
- Junior Ranger Program
- Wildlife Watching
- Shopping
- Bookstore and Park Store
Plan your visit
Hours
Park Grounds Operating Hours: Thomas Stone National Historic Site is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Getting there
Thomas Stone NHS is located on Rose Hill Road, between U.S. Highways 225 and 6, four miles west of LaPlata, MD.
Visitor centers
- Thomas Stone Visitor Center
Weather
Thomas Stone National Historic Site experiences all four seasons. Temperatures can be very warm and humid in the summer months and wet and rainy in the winter months.
Phone: 804-224-1732
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
Photos
Pair it with
- Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 1 miles
- Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 11 miles
- Piscataway Park NPS · 11 miles
- Fort Washington Park NPS · 12 miles
- Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 13 miles
- Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 13 miles