A Look Back at Camp Patuxent, Odenton’s Summer Camp for African American Children. Summer camps near the water help to define Anne Arundel County’s recreational heritage, but in the early 20th century, racial segregation often shaped camp identities and childhood experiences. On Sunday, August 4, the Odenton Heritage Society will open a display about Camp Patuxent, a Salvation Army camp on the Little Patuxent River that welcomed African American children from Washington in the 1940s while white children attended a…

Please join us for our next open house on Sunday, September 1st! The Odenton Heritage Society will unveil a display about A.D. Riden & Co., a family-owned business that sold lumber and building material during the first half of the 20th century. The Home Depot of its day, Riden and its chosen location in Woodwardville, a village south of Odenton now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, breathed new life into the 19th-century railroad town. Riden's success reflected…