HAMP resources

Cultural and Natural Resources
Cultural Resources. Hampton's museum collection is a remarkable one. It includes some 60,000 objects ranging from valuable high style furniture and fine art to a rusty coffee can, with lots in between. All but a handful of these objects were purchased by the Ridgely family and used in the house, making it truly a glimpse into the tastes, values, and activities of one Maryland family through the years.

The landscape is a rare surviving ensemble from a late ante-bellum slave estate. Six state champion trees, a huge terraced garden, and over twenty buildings, including slave quarters give visitors a glimpse of the layout of a great slave estate. This material culture reveals the non material culture of those who designed it, built it, and lived and died in it.

Seee the park's museum Collection Profile See Hampton's :Treasures of the Nation" Visit other National Register Sites in Baltimore

	Natural Resources Hampton has a variety of natural resources including four state champion trees. They are the Austrian Pine, Pinus Nigra Biltmore Ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica biltmore Pecan, Carya illinoinensis Weeping Japanese Scholar Tree, Sophora japonica 'Pendula'
Bluebirds In 2001 volunteers placed Bluebird boxes in the park. We're delighted to see their work pay off handsome dividends. In 2004, thirty-seven Eastern Bluebirds fledged successfully, as well as nine tree swallows and six Chickadees. The park now hosts sixteen Bluebird boxes.	Bird List for Hampton NHS Seasonal list of what's in bloom for Hampton NHS

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Author: William Blair Curtis
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