Frederick Douglass - St Michaels, MD
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N 38° 47.230 W 076° 13.463
18S E 393659 N 4293870
Frederick Douglass
Waymark Code: WMA7E
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2006
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Frederick Douglass
Born on Tuckahoe Creek, Talbot County; lived as a slave in the St. Michaels area, 1833-1836. Taught self to read and write, conducted clandestine schools for blacks here. Escaped north, became noted abolitionist orator and editor. Returned 1877, as a U.S. Marshall for District of Columbia. Also served as D.C. Recorder of Deeds, U>S. Minister to Haiti.
The Commissioners of St. Michaels, The St. Mary's Square Museum and The Maryland Historical Society
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County (required): Talbot County
Location (required): Route 33, Talbot Street, St. Michaels
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Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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