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Remembering the Past Although the physical remains of the city have disappeared, its story and legacies continue. The former state house was converted into an Anglican church and stood until 1829 when it was torn down. The bricks were used to build Trinity Church, which visitors can see today. In 1838, John Pendleton Kennedy, a Baltimore attorney and diplomat, wrote one of America's earliest historical novels entitled Rob of the Bowl, a legend of old St. Inigoes which described events in St. Mary's City in the late 17th century. In 1840, the Maryland legislature created what is now St. Mary's College of Maryland as "A Monument School to the People" and a celebration of Maryland's founding site. The 19th and early 20th centuries saw a series of commemorations and "pilgrimages" to the site of the old capital. |
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