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

Highland Beach Maryland

Founded 1893 • Incorporated 1922

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

1. Highland Beach Maryland Marker

Inscription. "Twin Oaks" Summer home of Frederick Douglass built for him by his youngest son Charles Remond Douglass completed in 1895.

Frederick Douglass
Feb. 1818 - Feb. 20, 1895 Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was an abolitionist, orator, writer, diplomat, advisor to President Lincoln, U.S. Marshal and Ambassador to Haiti.

Charles R. Douglass
Oct. 21, 1844 - Nov. 23, 1920 Charles and his wife Laura founded Highland Beach in 1893. Highland Beach is the first African American resort in the United States.

Erected 2022 by families of Benjamin Secundy and Raymond Langston, donated to the Town of Highland Beach.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1818.

Location. 38° 55.815′ N, 76° 27.835′ W. Marker is in Highland Beach, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is at the intersection of Wayman Avenue and Bay Avenue when traveling north on Wayman Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3210 Wayman Ave, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Twin Oaks (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Twin Oaks (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Millard R. "Buddy" Dean (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Mary Church Terrell (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Charles and Laura Douglass Town Hall at Highland Beach (approx. ¼ mile away); Highland Beach (approx. ¼ mile away); Venice Beach (approx. ¼ mile away); Arundel-on-the-Bay (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highland Beach.

Twin Oaks property image. Click for full size.

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

2. Twin Oaks property

Dedication plaque for the marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. Dedication plaque for the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.