Friends Burial Ground (Baltimore, Maryland)

Friends Burial Ground
Location 2506 Harford Rd., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°19′5″N 76°35′42″W / 39.31806°N 76.59500°WCoordinates: 39°19′5″N 76°35′42″W / 39.31806°N 76.59500°W
Built 1713
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

04001471

[1]
Added to NRHP January 12, 2005

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]

Friends Burial Ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ Maryland Historical Trust: Listing for Friends Burial Ground

External links