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

Welcome to the Wiley H. Bates Memorial Courtyard

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 1, 2020

1. Welcome to the Wiley H. Bates Memorial Courtyard Marker

Inscription. This space is dedicated to the distinguished generation of African American administrators, teachers, and students who transformed this site into the cultural center for all African Americans in Anne Arundel County. For this generation, and for you our visitors, Bates represents a journey without an end, a commitment to excellence, to striving, and to overcoming.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Education.

Location. 38° 58.511′ N, 76° 30.67′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Smithville Street 0.1 miles east of South Villa Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 Smithville St, Annapolis MD 21401, 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

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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: Original Bates Flagpole (here, next to this marker); Wiley H. Bates (a few steps from this marker); Wiley H. Bates: His Educational Legacy (a few steps from this marker); Bates: The Community Commitment (a few steps from this marker); Wiley H. Bates: The Man (a few steps from this marker); Bates: The Center of Community Life (a few steps from this marker); Weeping Cherry Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); John Snowden Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 1, 2020

2. Welcome to the Wiley H. Bates Memorial Courtyard Marker

School seal nearby image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 1, 2020

3. School seal nearby

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.