Near Highland Beach in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Highland Beach

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 16, 2025

1. Highland Beach Marker [Top plaque]

Inscription. Highland
Beach
Incorporated 1922
Founded 1893 by
Charles R. & Laura A. Douglass
In memory of
the continuous and dedicated services of
Haley George Douglass as member of the Board of Commissioners and longtime Mayor of Highland Beach, Maryland from its incorporation May 12, 1922 until his death January 20, 1954.

Erected by Highland Beach Board of Commissioners.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 20, 1954.

Location. 38° 55.832′ N, 76° 28.105′ W. Marker is near Highland Beach, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Walnut Drive just north of Bay Highlands Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1212 Bay Highlands Dr, Annapolis MD 21403, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major Charles and Laura Douglass Town Hall at Highland Beach (a few steps from this marker); Venice Beach (a few steps from this marker); Twin Oaks (approx. ¼ mile away); Highland Beach Maryland

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Mary Church Terrell (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. Millard R. "Buddy" Dean (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Twin Oaks (approx. ¼ mile away); Arundel-on-the-Bay (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland Beach.

Highland Beach Marker [Bottom plaque] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0)

2. Highland Beach Marker [Bottom plaque]

Highland Beach Marker at the entrance to the Town of Highland Beach image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 16, 2025

3. Highland Beach Marker at the entrance to the Town of Highland Beach

Banner at the intersection with Douglass Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 16, 2025

4. Banner at the intersection with Douglass Avenue

Douglass Avenue
Highland Beach, MD

Haley George Douglass
1881 - 1954
"First Mayor of Highland Beach"
• Son of Highland Beach founders - Major Charles and Laura Douglass
• Grandson of Frederick Douglass
• Graduate of Harvard University - 1905
• Member of delegation from Highland Beach to petition State of Maryland for incorporation - 1922
• Appointed Mayor of Highland Beach 1922-24
• Elected Mayor of Highland Beach 1928-1953
• Taught science and history at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. for 46 years
• Coached Dunbar's football team
• Children: Jean Douglass Greene, Joseph A. Douglass

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.