Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Haiti-Martin's Lane Community

Rockville, Maryland

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019

1. Haiti-Martin's Lane Community Marker

Inscription. This neighborhood was established in the 1830s by Samuel Martin, a free black man. Between 1864 & 1901, Margaret Beall deeded parcels of land south of Martin's Lane to her former slaves. Descendants of the original Martin, Wood, Ross, and Smith families still live here. Haiti, pronounced "Hay-Tie", was annexed 1949.

Erected 2004 by The Mayor and Council of Rockville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 39° 5.369′ N, 77° 9.366′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on North Van Buren Street north of Dawson Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 349 North Van Buren Street, Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

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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: Snowden Funeral Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rockville's First Colored School / Rockville's Second Colored School (approx. ¼ mile away); Of By For (approx. ¼ mile away); Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Mr. T's (approx. ¼ mile away); Lucy Simpson's Rockville Institute (approx. ¼ mile away); Rockville Methodist Episcopal Church - Jerusalem Mount Pleasant United United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Jerusalem - Mt. Pleasant Church and Parsonage (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Snowden Funeral Home (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Rockville's First Colored School / Rockville's Second Colored School (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Mr. T’s (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019

2. Haiti-Martin's Lane Community Marker

near it); Rockville Methodist Episcopal Church - Jerusalem / Mount Pleasant (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2,837 times since then and 400 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.