Friends Burial Ground is a historic Quaker cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is the earliest cemetery in Baltimore, established in 1713, and 2.8 acres (11,000 m2) 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 8 feet (2.4 m) high, built in the 1860s, now covered with moss, roses, and ivy.[2]
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| Location | 2506 Harford Rd., Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°19′5″N 76°35′42″W / 39.31806°N 76.59500°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1713 |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001471[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 12, 2005 |
| Designated BCL | 1999 |
Friends Burial Ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Nicholas Fessenden (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friends Burial Ground" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
External links
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Media related to Friends Burial Ground (Baltimore) at Wikimedia Commons
- Friends Burial Ground, Baltimore City, including photo dated 2002, Maryland Historical Trust
- Friends Burial Ground at Find a Grave
