Near Thurmont in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Return of Names

Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Interpretive Trail

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2021

1. The Return of Names Marker

Silhouette: Courtesy of Sally Wern Comport Art at Large Inc. George Washington's Mount Vernon, 2016.

Inscription.

The Return of Names. Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery Interpretive Trail.

“A person is not forgotten until his or her name is forgotten.”

, In reading these names, you ensure enslaved workers at Catoctin Furnace are not Forgotten., Lucy . Elizabeth . Jack . Jaines . Milly . Unknown . Phil . Nelly . Sam . John . Thomas . John . Hesekiah . Jenny . Rachel . Clemens . Maria . Petty . Sammy . Susanna . Ally . Hesekiah . Anne . Ben . Betty . Old Hanna . Betty . Cate . Bill . Jacob . Frederick . George . Bill . Unknown . Mary . Mary . Cloay . Elsey . Estor . Unknown . Bill . Elias . Mary . Sue . Zachariah . Old Jack . Harriet . Harry . Zachariah . Old Jack . Harriet . Harry . Harvey . Henry . Hetty . Humbert . Jack . Jacob . Unknown . Jane . Jane . Janey . Joe . Larkin . Len . Lewis . Liddy . Clemens . Nathaniel . Lulian (Julian) . William of Elizabeth . Savilla (Sasilla) . Annenise . Archibald . Unknown . Samuel . Christiana . Nicholas . Yellow Girl . Hanson . Big Bill . Jane . Little Bill . Lock . Lorena . Lusinda . Magdeline . Maria . Mary . Romeo . Charity . George . Richard Jr. . Unknown . Mary . Unknown . Mattie . Mill . Milly . Mingo . Nanny . Ned . Neil . Old Will . Parris . Priss . Resey . John . Charlot . Big Dick . Christina . Isabella . Sam . Bob . Ann . Nace . Will . Mary . Daniel . Anne . Anthony . Richard . James . Unknown . Patsy . Unknown . Richard . Elizabeth . Georgeana . Samuel Hercules . Carlline (Caroline) . Unknown . Rachel . David . Eliza . Wally . Toby . Sue . Sal . Rose . Harry . Bill . Henry . Isaac . Leonard . Unknown . Leonard . Jeremiah . Nathaniel . Richard . William . Elizabeth . Hezakiah . Andrew . Unknown . Priscilla . Phebe . George . Jessee . Thomas . James . Richard . Thomas . Henry . Peter . Celeste . Benjamin . Unknown . Charles . Rebecca . Elias . Bisi . John . Mary . Ben . James . Sam . John . Joseph . Ruth . Nathan . Ann . Maria . William . George . Milly . William . Eliza . Joseph . Ann . Elias . James . John . John . Mary . Mary . Otho . Anna . Unknown . Ann . Daniel . Merideth . Susan . Thomas . William . Unknown . Ellen . Lucky . Lucy . Peter . Sarah . Stacy . Wally . Sarah . James . John . Mary . Sarah . William . John . Emiley . James . Daniel . Polly . Unknown . Martin . Sylvester . Caroline . Henry . Jane . Joseph . Lucy . Martha . Philip . Sarah . Henry . John . Nathan . Otho . Sarah . Susan . Isaac . Unknown . Julia . Henry . Peter . Julia . Nick . Peter . Sarah . Isaac . John . Simon . Andrew . Julia . Polly . Mary . Peter . Sarah . Sylvester . Eliza . George . Daniel . William . Jacob . Harrison . John . John . Joseph . Unknown . Mary . Moses . William . Farm Jacob, Names abstracted from Federal Census, marriage and baptismal records, wills (probate), diaries, runaway slave notices, and manumission records. , Total 271

“A person is not forgotten until his or her name is forgotten.”

In reading these names, you ensure enslaved workers at Catoctin Furnace are not Forgotten.

Lucy • Elizabeth • Jack • Jaines • Milly • Unknown • Phil • Nelly • Sam • John • Thomas • John • Hesekiah • Jenny • Rachel • Clemens • Maria • Petty • Sammy • Susanna • Ally • Hesekiah • Anne • Ben • Betty • Old Hanna • Betty • Cate • Bill • Jacob • Frederick • George • Bill • Unknown • Mary • Mary • Cloay • Elsey • Estor • Unknown • Bill • Elias • Mary • Sue • Zachariah • Old Jack • Harriet • Harry • Zachariah • Old Jack • Harriet • Harry • Harvey • Henry • Hetty • Humbert • Jack • Jacob • Unknown • Jane • Jane • Janey • Joe • Larkin • Len • Lewis • Liddy • Clemens • Nathaniel • Lulian (Julian) • William of Elizabeth • Savilla (Sasilla) • Annenise • Archibald • Unknown • Samuel • Christiana • Nicholas • Yellow Girl • Hanson • Big Bill • Jane • Little Bill • Lock • Lorena • Lusinda • Magdeline • Maria • Mary • Romeo • Charity • George • Richard Jr. • Unknown • Mary • Unknown • Mattie • Mill • Milly • Mingo • Nanny • Ned • Neil • Old Will • Parris • Priss • Resey • John • Charlot • Big Dick • Christina • Isabella • Sam • Bob • Ann • Nace • Will • Mary • Daniel • Anne • Anthony • Richard • James • Unknown • Patsy • Unknown • Richard • Elizabeth • Georgeana • Samuel Hercules • Carlline (Caroline) • Unknown • Rachel • David • Eliza • Wally • Toby • Sue • Sal • Rose • Harry • Bill • Henry • Isaac • Leonard • Unknown • Leonard • Jeremiah • Nathaniel • Richard

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• William • Elizabeth • Hezakiah • Andrew • Unknown • Priscilla • Phebe • George • Jessee • Thomas • James • Richard • Thomas • Henry • Peter • Celeste • Benjamin • Unknown • Charles • Rebecca • Elias • Bisi • John • Mary • Ben • James • Sam • John • Joseph • Ruth • Nathan • Ann • Maria • William • George • Milly • William • Eliza • Joseph • Ann • Elias • James • John • John • Mary • Mary • Otho • Anna • Unknown • Ann • Daniel • Merideth • Susan • Thomas • William • Unknown • Ellen • Lucky • Lucy • Peter • Sarah • Stacy • Wally • Sarah • James • John • Mary • Sarah • William • John • Emiley • James • Daniel • Polly • Unknown • Martin • Sylvester • Caroline • Henry • Jane • Joseph • Lucy • Martha • Philip • Sarah • Henry • John • Nathan • Otho • Sarah • Susan • Isaac • Unknown • Julia • Henry • Peter • Julia • Nick • Peter • Sarah • Isaac • John • Simon • Andrew • Julia • Polly • Mary • Peter • Sarah • Sylvester

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2021

2. The Return of Names Marker

• Eliza • George • Daniel • William • Jacob • Harrison • John • John • Joseph • Unknown • Mary • Moses • William • Farm Jacob

Names abstracted from Federal Census, marriage and baptismal records, wills (probate), diaries, runaway slave notices, and manumission records.
Total 271

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 34.72′ N, 77° 26.086′ W. Marker is near Thurmont, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on Catoctin Furnace Road (Maryland Route 806) close to Catoctin Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12610 Catoctin Furnace Rd, Thurmont MD 21788, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and 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,

Three Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 21, 2021

3. Three Markers

Erasure and Discovery, The Return of Names and An Unquiet Place markers.

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: An Unquiet Place (here, next to this marker); Erasure and Rediscovery (here, next to this marker); Dynamic Nature of History (a few steps from this marker); Who Built this Village? (within shouting distance of this marker); Secondary Industries and the Mill Pond (within shouting distance of this marker); Resources: Use—Reuse—Recycle (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harriet Chapel (about 600 feet away); A Diverse and Skilled Workforce (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thurmont.

Even If Your Name is Unknown,<br>Your Struggles are Not Forgotten image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 21, 2021

4. Even If Your Name is Unknown,
Your Struggles are Not Forgotten

Inscription on bench built by Living Classrooms' Fresh Start students.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,612 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.