Harmans near Hanover in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harmans

Photographed by Rico Ramirez, August 4, 2024

1. Harmans Marker

Inscription. An African American community and church were established nearby in the mid 19th century. In 1918 the Benevolent Sons and Daughters of Abraham, a mutual aid society, purchased and donated land on this site for a two-room school which was built according to a Rosenwald Program design, the most modern and progressive of rural school plans at the time. The school was used until 1955.

Erected 2011 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust, and the Rosenwald Schools series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 39° 9.702′ N, 76° 43.017′ W. Marker is near Hanover, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is in Harmans. It is on Dorsey Road (State Road 176) 0.1 miles west of Arundel Mills Blvd / New Ridge Road (State Road 713), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in front of the Saint Mark United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1430 Dorsey Rd, Hanover MD 21076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Maryland’s Baltimore Metro Region.

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, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wesley Grove United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Stoney Run Train Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); BWI Marshall (approx. 2.9 miles away); W B & A Electric Railroad (approx. 3 miles away); Trinity on the Pike (approx. 3.1 miles away); Trinity White Oak (approx. 3.1 miles away); Supreme Sacrifice (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Other markers no longer nearby. XAF Radar Antenna (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); SCR-270 Radar Antenna (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); AN/SPG-55B Radar (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Nike Ajax (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); TPS-43 (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 18, 2011

2. Harmans Marker

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 18, 2011

3. Harmans Marker

Looking northwest on Dorsey Road.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 18, 2011

4. Harmans Marker

Looking southeast toward the intersection of Dorsey Road and Arundel Mills Blvd/New Ridge Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,890 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Rico Ramirez of Prince Frederick, Maryland. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.