Explore Easton’s haunted past on the #1 ghost tour! Walk past the Talbot County Free Library, Old Talbot Jail, and Brick Hotel while uncovering chilling tales of restless spirits, dark history, and eerie mysteries on this spine-tingling journey.
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Step into Princess Anne’s shadowy past on a spooky walking ghost tour through its historic district. Hear chilling, story-driven tales of dark history at Teackle Mansion, Washington Inn, Princess Anne Library, and Antioch Ave & Beechwood St.
On the Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail. The marker describes the "Buy Where You Can Work” campaign, a boycott of Baltimore stores that refused to hire Black workers that inspired African-American demonstrations in cities across the United States.
The historic Galesville Rosenwald School operated from 1931 through 1956 to educate African-American children. It now houses a community center and hosts exhibits and events. The Hot Sox, an African-American sandlot baseball team, played here.
Doswell Brooks served as Supervisor of Colored Schools in 1922, and in 1956 was appointed as the first African-American member of the Board of Education. He also served on the Fairmount Heights Town Council and was Mayor from 1955 to 1968.
Tour highlights include Davis’ Lounge, which served local black watermen in 1940s and the Seafarer's Yacht Club, a site that served as a school in 1918 and became Seafarers Yacht Club in 1967, founded by a group of black men who banded together in the face of discrimination to found the club.
North Brentwood was Prince George’s County’s first African-American incorporated town. Marie “Sis” Walls ran a tavern from the 1950s until 1970, a late-night destination for Black performers, such as Pearl Bailey and Duke Ellington.
This marker memorializes Rev. Dr. Vernon Nathaniel Dobson, a civil rights leader who marched from Selma to Montgomery with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martha Howard and John Henry Murphy Alliance founded the Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper. By 1950 the Afro-American was the leading voice for racial equality, economic advancement, civil rights and the coverage of Black life in the nation.
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass escaped to became a leading abolitionist. A self-guided driving tour gives visitors an overview of Douglass’s early life at 14 sites. His speeches inspired many to work on the Underground Railroad. Information and tour brochure available from the Talbot County Visitors Center. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site.