Tessamatuck was a Piscataway village that existed at the Tent Landing site in Ft. Washington, MD. Meaning 'a place free of briars', Tessamatuck was located on a rolling grassy plain on the Potomac River that would later be the site of Revolutionary War skirmishes and a farm.

Tessamatuck was recently saved from being developed into an upscale housing community. The land has now been set aside as a park which the Piscataway hope to in our seasonal celebrations and other cultural events.



Photo: This scenic plain, noticeably free of briar patches compared to the surrounding landscape, was the site of the Picataway village of Tessamatuck.