The highway historical marker on Md. Route 328 is 6 miles from the true birthplace of Frederick Douglass.

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The Sign Says:

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS
1817-1895
NEGRO PATRIOT

Attained freedom and devoted his life and talents to the abolition of slavery and the cause of universal suffrage. Visited England in 1845 and in 1859. Won many prominent friends abroad and at home. Was U.S. Marshall for the District of Columbia and U.S. Minister to Haiti.

Was Born in Tuckahoe, Talbot County.