Pax History to Be Presented in ‘Before the Base’ Program
The Patuxent Partnership and the Patuxent River Council Navy League of the United States will present “Before the Base – Cedar Point Before the Patuxent River Naval Air Station” from 8:30 to 9:30am on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
SlackWater: Changes at Cedar Point
The changes at Cedar Point at the onset of World War II transformed St. Mary’s County from an isolated farming community to a newly shaped culture. In 1940, the population of St. Mary’s rested at 14,626, a figure that had remained relatively constant since the first census in 1790. But by 1950, that figure jumped to 29,111.
SlackWater: Navy Brings ‘Boomtown Years’
By all accounts, the 1940s were the boomtown years in St. Mary’s, when workers by the thousands from all over poured into the county to build the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
SlackWater: Cedar Point Erased to Make Way for Base
In the late 1930s and early ’40s, rumors had circulated that the military was interested in the Cedar Point peninsula in St. Mary’s County. But days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, government officials and surveyors began the process of condemning the land. The patchwork of farms and settlements would soon be smoothed over to make way for the Navy.
SlackWater: World War II Transforms So. Md.
SlackWater tells the story of how Southern Maryland, in particular St. Mary’s County, was transformed after the advent of World War II — from an isolated agricultural community to a newly shaped culture, one that reflected the social and economic changes of a larger nation.
F-22s Have a Failure to Communicate
What the F-22s have is a failure to communicate, with the F-35 and also the F-16 and other allied aircraft. The older fighter jet can receive communications, but cannot transmit its surveillance intelligence to the others.
Sheriff Seeks Help with ATM Scam
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying suspect(s) involved in a debit card skimming scam.
