Todd's Inheritance
N 39° 12.834 W 076° 26.285
18S E 375847 N 4341498
Todd's Farmhouse
Listed 10/18/1973
Address 9000 Old North Point Rd. Ft. Howard, MD
Period of Significance 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Waymark Code: WM8MD
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2006
Views: 89
Todd’s Inheritance is a lasting symbol for Americans (and especially Baltimoreans) who stood their ground when attacked by invading forces. Throughout the War of 1812, settlements around the Chesapeake Bay fell to British raiders who had superior equipment and well-trained troops. The British easily captured Alexandria, Virginia, and after burning Washington, D.C., the British attempted a two-prong attack on Baltimore to destroy the heart of America’s ship building industry.
In the early hours of September 12, 1814, a force of 5,000 British troops landed at North Point and marched on this road toward Baltimore.
From Todd’s Inheritance, with its strategic view of the Chesapeake, American mounted sentries had kept watch for the invading British forces. Among the militia stationed here were two Todd family members.
Ultimately, the stand made by the citizen militia, and the failure of the British Navy to subdue Fort McHenry, thwarted the British invasion of Baltimore.
Following the battle the retreating British troops burned the original Todd home. The house you see today is built on the original farmhouse foundations.
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