MD-023 Watkins Slave Cemetery

Marker text: WATKINS SLAVE CEMETERY

At this site, anonymously buried slaves were found during road construction in 1960. These unclaimed individuals were associated with the Locust Grove plantation founded by 1848. The remains were reburied at Mt. Tabor Church in nearby Chesterfield. Loss of identity in life and death typified the enslaved African-American population in Maryland prior to the Civil War.

Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

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Location: MD Rt 424 south of US 50, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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