Northampton Slave Quarters and Archaeological Park 10915 Water Port Ct, 20721 • 301-627-1286 This prominent plantation was home to the Sprigg family and their slaves and servants for nearly 200 years. Numerous enslaved workers escaped from the site from 1800 through 1836, and many African-American descendants from Northampton still reside in Prince George’s County. Archaeologists have created a unique research environment that combines excavation and archival data with oral histories of the enslaved and tenant farmers. pgparks.com/3009/ Northampton-Plantation-Slave-Quarters slave settlement and became an abolitionist, speaker and writer. montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/josiah-henson-park Oxon Hill PRG G-15 N. Brentwood PRG F-16 Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm/Berry Farm 6411 Oxon Hill Rd, 20745 301-839-1176 This site once consisted of cash-crop plantations where enslaved people provided most of the labor. A working farm o ers programs and exhibits on the history of the farm’s enslaved labor, including Jacob Shaw, who escaped from the farm. Visitors can enjoy farm animals, a hay barn and daily chore demonstrations. nps.gov/oxhi St. Paul United Methodist Church at Oxon Hill 6634 St Barnabas Rd, 20745 301-567-4433 Believed to have been home to one of the fi rst African-American congregations in Prince George’s County. stpumcmd.org Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) 4519 Rhode Island Ave, 20722 301-809-0440 Since 2010, PGAAMCC has shared incredible and unique stories of the African-American experience in Prince George’s County through exhibitions, educational and public programs; Museum-In-A-Box, Culture Keepers and Early Keepers programs; and special online content. pgaamcc.org N. Bethesda MON F-14 Olney MON E-15 Josiah Henson Park 11420 Old Georgetown Rd, 20910 • 301-299-0071 Josiah Henson’s autobiography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s landmark novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. He lived and worked as an enslaved African American from 1795 to 1830 here on the Riley Farm. The existing building is the late 18th century – early 19th century Riley home with its log kitchen wing. Henson describes sleeping in a room similar to this one in his memoir. Henson eventually escaped to Canada via the Underground Railroad, where he established a fugitive Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park 3610 Brookeville Rd, 20832 301-650-4373 Log home built in the 1820s served as home to enslaved and free blacks and tenant farmers. It was the center of an African-American roadside community from emancipation well into the 20th century. The dwelling, inhabited until 1976, is now a living history museum. montgomeryparks.org/ parks-and-trails/Oakley-cabin-african-american-museum-park Poolesville MON E-13 Warren Historic Site Whites Ferry Rd and Martinsburg Rd, 20837 301-258-9021 Visitors are welcome to drive by at any time. Following the Civil War, free blacks and former slaves purchased land and built the Warren Methodist Episcopal Church, Martinsburg Negro School and Charity Lodge Hall. These buildings were the anchor and center for religious worship, educational development and social interaction for this rural African-American community. warrenhistoricsite.weebly. com/history.html JOSIAH ADAMS (?–1884) lived and worked primarily as a gardener at Charles Calvert’s plantation, Riversdale, in the mid-19th century. Between 1871 and 1883, he accumulated 50 acres of his own land, on which his family operated a fruit and vegetable farm. Adams is laid to rest at Cherry Hill Cemetery, which was established by his will in 1884 and accepted burials through the 1940s . 16 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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