Friends Burial Ground - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
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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
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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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