Historical Marker

Frederick Douglass

Talbot Street (MD 33) at Mill Street, northwest corner, in small park · St. Michaels · Talbot

Maryland marker

Inscription

Frederick Douglass Born on Tuckahoe Creek, Talbot County; lived as a slave in 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 U.S. Marshal 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

Location

AddressTalbot Street (MD 33) at Mill Street, northwest corner, in small park
CitySt. Michaels
CountyTalbot
StateMaryland
Coordinates38.787164, -76.224450

Sources

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