The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has accepted the donation of land including a historic African American cemetery that is the final resting place of enslaved, skilled workers at the historic Catoctin Furnace in Frederick County. The Maryland Park Service takes stewardship of this two-acre site as part of Cunningham Falls State Park. As part Read the Rest…
Trails named in honor of Anna Murray Douglass and Sandtown community The Maryland Park Service today marked the 50th anniversary of Tuckahoe State Park and celebrated the contributions of abolitionist Anna Murray Douglass and the Sandtown community, dedicating more than five miles of trail inside Tuckahoe State Park to these cornerstones of Black Maryland history. Read the Rest…
