Ridgley
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 53.454 W 076° 51.130
18S E 339365 N 4306300
Ridgley-Farming community established after the Civil War by former slaves from local tobacco plantations.
Waymark Code: WM11HCE
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2019
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Ridgley-Farming community established after the Civil War by former slaves from local tobacco plantations. Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church was first built in the late 1870s on land deeded to trustees Rev. Lewis Ridgley, Joseph Beal, and Richard Cook in 1871. Cemetery added in 1892. The church was replaced in 1921 after the original burned. School was held in the church and benevolent hall until a new school opened in 1927 under the Rosenwald program. It was restored and reopened as a museum in 2011.
Erected 2015 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administation.
County (required): Prince George's County
Location (required): 8900 Central Ave, Landover, MD,
More info about the site/marker (optional):
Marker is on Central Avenue (State Road 214) 0.2 miles west of Capitol Beltway (Interstate 95/495), on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the lawn off the westbound Central Avenue sidewalk, between the Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church and its historic cemetery.
Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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