Five Minute Histories: Laurel Cemetery
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2024
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Today’s video features Laurel Cemetery, Baltimore’s first non-denominational African American burial ground, which was incorporated in 1852. In 1958, the site was demolished and paved over to make way for a shopping center. In today’s special video, Dr. Elgin Klugh, chair of the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Task Force, joins us to share the important work the group is doing to commemorate the site today. Thanks for watching!
This is our series called "Five Minute Histories." Twice a week, we’ll record a short video about a different historic place in Baltimore and post it on our Facebook page and website.
So sad that the deceased were not exhumed and moved to another cemetery. The people buried there definitely deserve to be recognized. Bless you Dr. Klugh for your work.
Outstanding work, Dr Klugh! We truly appreciate your commitment to restoring this sacred site.
It saddens me greatly that this cemetery was just desecrated in this way. Thank you, Dr. Klugh for making sure the people buried here are not forgotten.
Amazing work Doctor!!!!
I wish more people cared about history!!!! I found my old cemeteries on the old map too.
This isn't the only cemetery that was demolished, but who's bodies remained. Good work Gentlemen!!!!!
Thanks so much for the information!!!
Thanks again for your truly enlightened approach to our History.
Must be a common theme in Baltimore. My own great-grandparents are/were interred under what became the ESSO Fuel Storage facility on O'Donnel St next to Brewer's Hill. It was later redeveloped into apartments which sit on top of my great grandparents. The one on top is known as 'The Lucie" apartments. They were buried there before WW2 in 1938. When the war broke out the area was confiscated for industrial development which is when ESSO (EXXON) constructed huge fuel storage tanks atop the graves. No one notified the family or in any other way paid any attention to the folks that were bured there. I guess they figured they were dead long enough (3 years) and built on top of them. They owned plots in the cemetery located there. They died 2 weeks apart and were both buried next to each other. It's a sad fate but as you can see by this video it was done fairly commonly.
Wow thanks for sharing this information.
Extremely enlightening ❤🖤💚
Harford Heights Elementary School on North and Broadway was also built over a cemetery…Holy Cross Cemetery…
We didn't know about this one, thanks for bringing it to light
I heard that there was a cemetery near the intersection of Liberty Heights Ave and Copley Road, then they built an apartment building over it. I heard two people said that. Any reports of the shopping center being haunted?
Wow! I grew up off of Belair Road (Glenarm Avenue) and I always wondered why there aren't more cemeteries. I'm guessing a lot more have been covered up. Is there records of all cemeteries in Baltimore? This is so interesting yet very sad. Great work and I'll be tuning in to hear what is found.
Some cemeteries have records, but the records of Laurel Cemetery were lost.
I worked in the cemetery business and have always had an interest in local history. I put a slideshow together to show my friend where the cemeteries were that I found - Ellwood Park, Orangeville... they were dotted all over the city. Very interesting finds!!!!
About half the graveyards that ever existed in Baltimore were destroyed over the centuries. Half of the incredibly historic Old St. Paul’s Cem. Was destroyed for MLK Blvd, partly planning to blast through Rte 70 to downtown by it and immediate neighbor Univ of MD Hospital and school. See the great book “The Very Quiet Baltimoreans” for a summary of existing and non-existent graveyards.
Where is the progress?