Lillie Carroll Jackson
Civil Rights Leader
Head of Maryland's NAACP for 35years
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Cold Storage House
Where bodies were stored when the ground was frozen.
This is one of the "Jewels" of Mt. Auburn. The National Historic Register has a detailed write up about this building on their web site.
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Years of unfortunate neglect of Mt. Auburn' grounds has made many burial areas unrecognizable
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One of many piles of headstones/grave markers within Mt. Auburn. Who will reunite these markers with their rightful graves?
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Frances Grayes 1909-1989
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Another "Jewel" of Mt. Auburn blesses the front right entrance of the cemetery-numerous clergyman are buried within her view.
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My grandfather, Reverend William C. Moorman and his son Arvelle. (to the left of the angel)
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Arthur Thompson
June 24, 1868 - March 29, 1900
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More jewels of Mt. Auburn: Holsey burial site
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One of many human bones that the ground has yeilded due to years of neglect at the cemetery. Who will find its rightful burial plot?
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Trash/Debris, overgrown weeds/trees cover the burial spots of our ancestors. A firm perpetual maintenance plan must be put in place to save this historic cemetery.
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