Midtown-Edmondson in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mary Rosemond and the Movement Against Destruction

Baltimore Black History

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 20, 2017

1. Mary Rosemond and the Movement Against Destruction Marker

Inscription. Growing up in Florida, Mary Rosemond saw her mother fight to stop the demolition of their home for a highway. In 1958, she discovered the city’s plan to build an expressway through Greater Rosemont and her own West Baltimore home. Rosemond and her neighbors organized and protested. In 1968, they joined forces with the citywide Movement Against Destruction (MAD) and together they stopped the highway at the city line. Mary Rosemond continued as a life-long advocate for her neighborhood.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Environment • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 39° 17.576′ N, 76° 39.019′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Midtown-Edmondson. It is on North Pulaski Street. The marker is on a brick post at the entrance to a parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 338 N Pulaski St, Baltimore MD 21223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William “Little Willie” Adams and Victorine Quille Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); Lillie May Carroll Jackson & Juanita Jackson Mitchell (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph H. Lockerman and the Coppin Normal School (within shouting distance of this marker); Mother Lange and the Oblate Sisters of Providence

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Maddox Family and Time Printers (about 400 feet away); The Arabbers (about 400 feet away); Lucille Clifton (about 400 feet away); Clarence and Parren Mitchell (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Photographed by Don Morfe, February 20, 2017

2. Mary Rosemond and the Movement Against Destruction Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.