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Etting Cemetery

Founded - 1799

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 9, 2019
1. Etting Cemetery Marker
Inscription. The oldest Hebrew burial ground in Baltimore
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.
 
Location. 39° 18.612′ N, 76° 38.512′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Penn North. It is on West North Avenue (U.S. 1) west of Woodbrook Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1520 West North Avenue, Baltimore MD 21217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: St. Peter Claver Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); This Panel by John Monroe (approx.
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0.3 miles away); These Citizens by Subscribing for the Park Stock in 1860 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Towers, Gates & Pavilions (approx. 0.4 miles away); Emersonian Apartments (approx. 0.4 miles away); Druid Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Katherine's Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Esplanade (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
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2. Etting Cemetery Article
Baltimore Sun Article March 1924 Do You Know The Street On Which You Live?: North Avenue Private Cemetery On Thoroughfare Is Associated With Phases Of Early Baltimore Found by Lady B'More History
Etting Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 9, 2019
3. Etting Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on February 12, 2020.   3. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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