Watkins Slave Cemetery
At this site, anonymously buried slaves were found during road construction in 1960. These unclaimed individuals were associated with the Locust Grove plantation founded by 1848. The remains were reburied at Mt. Tabor Church in nearby Chesterfield. Loss of identity in life and death typified the enslaved African-American population in Maryland prior to the Civil War.
Marker is on Davidsonville Road (Maryland Route 424) ½ mile south of John Hanson Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
