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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 105 Print image (39K) |
| 96 to the Anne Taylor house in Denton and ended up passing Frederick Douglass' house. At the Anne Taylor house, there was only a plaque saying that she was black without saying who she actually was. For whatever reason, the people at the table to promote the African American historical sites are not doing so. There exist state tourism discretionary grants that are given out, but they are not given to mark African American historical sites. [Excerpt form "In Context: A Newsletter of the Maryland Historical Trust, November 1999, 7(4):3.] Roadside historic markers through the years have fallen victim to weathering, accidents, and vandalism. The Maryland Historical Trust and the State Highway Administration are working together to find, repair, replace markers. In 1998, SHA conducted a statewide field survey to determine locations and assess conditions of existing markers. SHA then launched a program to refurbish damaged or deteriorated markers and has so far restored 73. SHA is also funding the replacement of missing markers, after review of the wording by MHT. Approximately 110 of the inventory of approximately 690 markers are listed as missing; forty-one have been recast and replaced so far. |