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

Community Bulletin Board

[Old Fourth Ward]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2026

1. Community Bulletin Board Marker

Inscription.
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Station, West Street, Annapolis, Md.

African Americans became property owners or moved into the area—literally "on the other side of the tracks" of the Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis Railroad, which paralleled West Street, and defined the West Street corner of the neighborhood.

Erected 2008 by City of Annapolis.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 58.693′ N, 76° 29.794′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is at the intersection of West Street (Maryland Route 450) and West Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on West Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 94 West 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

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western

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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 walking distance of this marker: The Harlem of Annapolis (here, next to this marker); The Old Fourth Ward (here, next to this marker); Asbury United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln in Annapolis (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Annapolis City Gates (within shouting distance of this marker); "Preservation Was A Fight!" (within shouting distance of this marker); On this site on November 25, 1960 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marion Warren's six photographs capture this historic Annapolis neighborhood in a sleepier time (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on March 22, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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