The eight-foot tall bronze cast of Frederick Douglass, completed in 1956, stands in front of Holmes Hall on the campus of Morgan State University on the main historic academic quad. Artist James E. Lewis, chair of the Art Department, was chosen to design and sculpt the monument. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
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In the Hornbake Plaza on the campus of the University of Maryland College Park. The 7 1/2 feet tall statue was created by renowned sculptor Andrew Edwards. The bronze statue portrays an urgent and youthful Douglass in Ireland. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
Louisa and Wililam Bruff (the daughter and son-in-law of Frederick Douglass’s former master, Thomas Auld) lived at this home. In 1877, they greeted Douglass at the front door. Douglass wanted reconciliation with Thomas Auld. Douglass and Bruff had an agreeable visit and made amends. Today, the building is the Dr. Dodson Bed and Breakfast. On Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
The Maryland Horse Library and Education Center is one of the largest libraries of its kind on the east coast, with over 5,000 titles dedicated to equines. It is the cultural and educational hub of the Maryland Horse Park System.
November 25, 1878, Frederick Douglass gave "Self-Made Men" speech to a segregated audience in the main courtroom of this courthouse. The statue of Douglass on the courthouse lawn, created by Jay Hall Carpenter and erected in 2011, portrays Douglass at the podium delivering this speech. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.
Public Park, demonstrating agriculture and equine activities.
Shipwreck in Potomac River with diving privileges by pre-arrangement. U-boat was covered with rubber coating and used as stealth weapon. Detailed interpretation at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum.
Visit a historic schoolhouse built in the early 1900s that has been restored into a museum of African-American history in Maryland.
Pier boardwalk with amusement rides, games and food. Home of the world-famous Thrasher's French Fries.