Bottles from Hampton National Historic Site

Hampton House in Towson, MD was owned by the Ridgely Family from 1745 to 1948. Seven generations of the family held the property which was originally purchased by Col. Charles Ridgely. The second owner, Charles Carnan Ridgely served as governor of Maryland from 1815-1818. Over time, the property served as a tobacco farm, thoroughbred horse farm, and agricultural farm, before being given the National Parks Service in 1948. The Ridgely family kept many of the bottles used in the home including mineral water bottles, beer and wine bottles, whiskey bottles, and oil jars. In 2023, the National Parks Service deaccessioned many of their bottles to the National Bottle Museum. These are just a handful of the bottles we received.