Davidsonville in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Watkins Slave Cemetery

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, July 16, 2024

1. Watkins Slave Cemetery Marker

Inscription. At this site, anonymously buried slaves were found during road construction in 1960. These unclaimed individuals were associated with the Locust Grove plantation founded by 1848. The remains were reburied at Mt. Tabor Church in nearby Chesterfield. Loss of identity in life and death typified the enslaved African-American population in Maryland prior to the Civil War.

Erected 2003 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.

Location. 38° 57.389′ N, 76° 38.812′ W. Marker is in Davidsonville, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Old Davidsonville Road (Maryland Route 424) half a mile south of John Hanson Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south. The marker stands several yards from the road, beside a chain-link fence with a lot of overgrown vines and trees. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1157 Old Davidsonville Rd, Davidsonville MD 21035, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

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

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middle Plantation (approx. 1.1 miles away); Linthicum Walks (approx. 3.2 miles away); Melford and Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Williams Plains (approx. 4.3 miles away); White Marsh Plantation (approx. 4.3 miles away); A Community of Descendants (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sacred Ground (approx. 4.3 miles away).

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, July 16, 2024

2. Watkins Slave Cemetery Marker

Mt. Tabor Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, November 5, 2007

3. Mt. Tabor Church

The Mt. Tabor Church, where the remains were reburied, is located at 1421 St. Stephens Church Road in Crownsville, Md.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 11,290 times since then and 176 times this year. Last updated on July 16, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 6, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.