Ridge, Maryland
Ridge, Maryland | |
|---|---|
 St. Peter Claver Catholic Church | |
  Ridge | |
| Coordinates: 38°07′09″N 76°22′26″W / 38.11917°N 76.37389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  St. Mary's |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20680 |
| Area code(s) | 301 and 240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 594897[1] |
Ridge is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Bard's Field was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[2] It is near the southernmost tip of the western shore of Maryland, known as Point Lookout, has bodies of water on both sides, and has two popular seafood restaurants. A historically black Roman Catholic church is here, which formerly had a parochial school.[1]
Oblate Sisters of Providence
[edit]The Oblate Sisters of Providence, an African American order of Catholic Nuns, maintained a convent associated with St. Peter Clavers Catholic Church and worked with the local African American Catholic community in the first half of the 20th century. They also helped to run a local Catholic High school.
Notable person
[edit]Louise Daniel Hutchinson, a historian of African American history, was born in Ridge.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridge, Maryland
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Louise Daniel Hutchinson Interviews". Record Unit 9558. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
Zip code 20653 is for Lexington Park, Md. Ridge zip is 20680