Feb. 26 was first designated as Moll Dyer Day by the St. Mary’s County commissioners and proclaimed by Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris in 2021. Moll Dyer was a real-life 17th-century
Each year, perhaps, has her passing becomes further and further etched in history, the legend surrounding the life and death of Moll Dyer continues to grow. And this weekend the
The upcoming Moll Dyer Day event is a two-day celebration of Leonardtown’s most famous local legend. No other Leonardtown historical figure has captured the hearts and attention like the legend of Moll Dyer. An increasing number of guests visit the famed Moll Dyer Rock each year that bears her now fading handprint left that fateful night in 1698 – many leaving little trinkets and gifts by the rock in its new location at Tudor Hall Manor.