Hampton National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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How did the residents of Hampton Estate establish, express, and contest power?
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Welcome

Hampton is the story of people -- enslaved African Americans, indentured servants, industrial and agricultural workers, and owners. It is also the story of the economic and moral changes that made this kind of life obsolete. When it was finished in 1790, Hampton was the largest house in the United States. Set among beautifully landscaped grounds and gardens, it remains a showplace today.

Songs from the Fields

Slave and Spiritual Songs
Sunday, November 8, 2009; 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Discover the words, tunes, and meanings of the very famous spirituals to the somewhat obscure, from the arrival of the first slaves in Jamestown, VA in 1619 to the field hands picking cotton in the 1850’s, to the songs of the Civil Rights movement- join James Thomas for a very special concert at Hampton NHS.
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Holidays at Hampton

Friday, December 11, 2009; 6:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
Saturday, December 12, 2009; 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.-8:45 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2009; 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

Join us for a Yuletide celebration at Hampton National Historic Site. Come see the period holiday decorations in each room and imagine the Yuletide parties for which Hampton was known.
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Come Home for the Holidays!!!

Take a journey back in time this holiday season.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 9:30am-4:30pm

Get into the old-fashioned holiday spirit and visit four of Baltimore’s premiere historic house museums decorated in their holiday finest.
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Write to

Superintendent
535 Hampton Lane
Towson, Maryland 21286

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Phone

Park office
(410) 823-1309

Fax

(410) 823-8394

Climate

Baltimore's climate is cool in winter, very hot and humid in the summer.