Friends Burial Ground (Baltimore, Maryland) Explained

Friends Burial Ground
Location:2506 Harford Rd., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.3181°N -76.595°W
Added:January 12, 2005
Refnum:04001471
Mapframe:yes
Designated Other1:BCL
Designated Other1 Abbr:BCL
Designated Other1 Date:1999

Friends Burial Ground is a historic Quaker cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the earliest cemetery in Baltimore, established in 1713, and 2.8acres in size. It contains a total of approximately 1,900 small, simple grave markers, arranged in compact rows interspersed with large trees. The graveyard is surrounded by a fieldstone wall 8feet high, built in the 1860s, now covered with moss, roses, and ivy.[1]

Friends Burial Ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friends Burial Ground. May 2002. 2016-04-01 . Nicholas Fessenden. Maryland Historical Trust.