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National Historic Site · Thomas Stone National Historic Site

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

Best primary window for Thomas Stone: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

In 1776, Thomas Stone and 55 others signed the Declaration of Independence. In doing so, Stone risked his home, his family's security, and even his life to support the Declaration of Independence's promise of freedom.

This page identifies Thomas Stone National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Thomas Stone National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Thomas Stone National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in MD in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/thst/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Thomas Stone National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/thst/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Thomas Stone audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Thomas Stone National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
THST
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritageamerican-revolutionarcheologyburial-cemetery-and-gravesiteGuided ToursHikingJunior Ranger ProgramWildlife WatchingShopping

Month-by-month

Thomas Stone National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/thst/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Thomas Stone National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/thst/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Thomas Stone National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in MD.

Getting there

Official access details for Thomas Stone are on the NPS page.

Thomas Stone NHS is located on Rose Hill Road, between U.S. Highways 225 and 6, four miles west of LaPlata, MD.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Thomas Stone National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Thomas Stone National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code thst.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Thomas Stone National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/thst/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source