Friends Burial Ground - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 19.074 W 076° 35.664
18S E 362554 N 4353267
Friends Burial Ground is a historic Quaker cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. 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 simple grave markers.
Waymark Code: WM13PGR
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Also known as Friendship. Entrance by Appointment only.

From Wikipedia in part:

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.

Friends Burial Ground was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Street address:
2506 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD USA
21218


County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore City

Year listed: 2005

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Historic function: Domestic,Education,Funerary

Current function: Funerary, Religion

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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