Friends Burial Ground
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 in size.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
- Also known as: “Friends Cemetery” and “Quaker Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Great Blacks In Wax Museum and Clifton Park Valve House.
National Great Blacks In Wax Museum
Museum
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is a wax museum in Baltimore, Maryland featuring prominent African-American and other Black historical figures. National Great Blacks In Wax Museum is situated 2,400 feet south of Friends Burial Ground.
Clifton Park Valve House
Ruins
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Clifton Park Valve House, also known as the Lake Clifton Gate House or Lake Clifton Valve House, is a historic building located in a northeast area known as Clifton Park of Baltimore, Maryland. Clifton Park Valve House is situated 2,300 feet east of Friends Burial Ground.
Green Mount Cemetery
Protected area
Green Mount Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established on March 15, 1838, and dedicated on July 13, 1839, it is noted for the large number of historical figures interred in its grounds as well as many prominent Baltimore-area families. Green Mount Cemetery is situated 1 mile southwest of Friends Burial Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darley Park and Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello.
Darley Park
Neighborhood
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Darley Park is a neighborhood in east Baltimore, Maryland.
Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello
Neighborhood
Photo: Marylandstater, Public domain.
The Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello community, often abbreviated to C-H-M, is a neighborhood in northeastern Baltimore, Maryland. A portion of the neighborhood has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Coldstream Homestead Montebello Historic District, recognized for the development of a more suburban style of rowhouses.
East Baltimore Midway
Neighborhood
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East Baltimore Midway is a neighborhood in the Eastern district of Baltimore, Maryland. Its boundaries are the south side of 25th Street, the east side of Greenmount Avenue, the west side of Harford Road, and the north side of North Avenue.
Friends Burial Ground
- Category: burial
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.31826° or 39° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-76.59491° or 76° 35′ 42″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
87F58C94+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 70517974OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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