Memorials in Maryland

A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

A touching tribute to a local hero who made sure his neighborhood stayed clean.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

This statue of two men in a rowboat was erected to honor those who died while fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.