CApITAl REGION Frederick County (FRE) Montgomery County (MON) Prince George’s County (PRG) RILEY FARM/JOSIAH HENSON PARK • North Bethesda The letter-number code listed beside each destination refers to the fold-out map inside the back cover. Aspen Hill MON E-15 Matthew Henson State Park Veirs Mill Rd to Connecticut Ave, 20906 Park named after the Nanjemoy, Maryland native and fi rst man to reach the North Pole. It o ers a paved hiker/biker trail through the Rock Creek valley, which links to the Rock Creek Trail and Sligo Creek Trail. montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/matthew-henson-state-stream-valley-park Queen’s Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Site and Cemetery 7410 Old Muirkirk Rd, 20705 301-937-7122 The site of the original church, a small log chapel, was purchased by six black men in 1868. The land had been previously used as a cemetery by African Americans in the Muirkirk area. The original chapel has been replaced twice and is known as an anchor of the Rossville community. umc.org/fi nd-a-church/ church/79862 Blacksox Park 2201 Mitchellville Rd, 20716 301-809-3011 The park was once home of the Mitchellville Tigers and the Washington Blacksox, two local African-American sandlot baseball teams. The lot was a popular game site for several other African-American sandlot teams. The 70-acre park, primarily designed for baseball and softball, has interpretive exhibits. cityo owie.org/ facilities/facility/details/ Blacksox-Park-3 Beltsville PRG F-16 Abraham Hall 7612 Old Muirkirk Rd, 20705 301-454-1780 Built in 1889, it is the county’s most outstanding example of a late 19th-century African American benevolent society lodge. It has also served the Rossville’s African-American community as a temporary schoolhouse and Methodist Church. The site hosts exhibitions. pgparks.com/3004/ Abraham-Hall Bowie PRG F-17 Boyds MON E-14 Belair Mansion 12207 Tulip Grove Dr, 20715 301-809-3089 For more than 100 years, the Ogle and Tasker families living at Belair Mansion struggled to keep their enslaved people from running away. A featured exhibit “African-American Slaves at Belair,” tells the stories of resistance and fl ight. Groups of 10 or more by appointment. Donation requested. cityo owie.org/288/ Belair-Manson Boyds Negro School House 19510 White Ground Rd, 20841 301-461-4646 A restored one-room schoolhouse (1896-1936) complete with furnishings and literature on the school and community. The school was the only public school for African Americans in the area. boydshistory.org/Boyds_ Negro_School.html Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide 13
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