Near White Marsh in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Union of Brothers and Sisters of Ford’s Asbury Lodge No. 1

Union of Brother and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, 08-14-07

1. Union of Brother and Sisters of Ford's Asbury Lodge No. 1 Marker

Inscription. Built for the African American Community in 1874 as a school for children in the Loreley area and as home to this “benevolent” society, founded in 1872. Beginning in the late 18th century, such mutual aid societies, often formed by church congregations, were part of a national humanitarian movement to provide emergency assistance to members in times of sickness, accident and death, and to benefit communities through social, commercial and political networks.

Erected 2007 by Maryland Historical Trust & Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 39° 24.618′ N, 76° 24.59′ W. Marker is near White Marsh, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Philadelphia Road (Maryland Route 7) 0.1 miles north of Allender Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White

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Marsh MD 21162, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “Long Calm” (approx. ¼ mile away); "Scholars Plains" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camp Chapel (approx. 1.9 miles away); Harry Dorsey Gough (approx. 2 miles away); The Sweathouse Road (approx. 2.1 miles away); “Whitemarsh” (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Harry Dorsey Gough (approx. 2.2 miles away); White Marsh War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Marsh.

Ford's Asbury Lodge Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, 08-14-07

2. Ford's Asbury Lodge Building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,293 times since then and 112 times this year. Last updated on July 1, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.