Saint Mary's SOCO
Welcome to St. Mary’s SOCO, the podcast where Southern Maryland’s oldest stories find new life. Hosted by KT Harris, this series explores the rich history, folklore, and characters of St. Mary’s County — the southernmost tip of Maryland, where legends linger and the past still echoes across the Bay.
From oyster wars and Civil War prisons to ghost stories, watermen, and back-road characters, each episode dives deep into the heart of SoCo. Some stories are fact, others are local lore — but all are uniquely Southern Maryland.
Pull up a stool. Pour a drink. And settle in for a trip through time, tide, and tales.
Saint Mary's SOCO
Episode 1 Saint Mary's City- The Rise and Fall of the first capital
Before Annapolis, before Washington, DC — there was St. Mary’s City. In this debut episode of St. Mary’s SOCO, host KT Harris takes you back to 1634, when a group of weary settlers landed on the banks of the Potomac to build something bold: a colony built on tolerance, survival, and uneasy peace.
Learn about the rise—and fall—of Maryland’s original capital. It’s a story of struggle and faith… and the roots of everything we call SoCo today.
Some of it’s fact, some of it’s folklore — but all of it is soaked in Southern Maryland history.
