Near Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sandy Point Farm
William Evans, Soldier and Sailor
Evans was among many Maryland blacks, slave and free, who fought in the Civil War (8,718 in the USCTs). As a border state, Maryland continued to sanction slavery during the war until a new state constitution abolished it on November 1, 1864. Before then, free blacks could enlist in the U.S. Army, and thousands of slaves fled to seek refuge with the Union troops. By early 1864, however, slaveholders such as Mezick were promised reimbursement for any slaves who enlisted. During the war, Mezick remained at Sandy Point Farm and owned the farm until the late nineteenth century.
African Americans Faced Brutality
Thomas B. Davis, keeper of Sandy
Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails marker series.
Location. 39° 0.675′ N, 76° 23.852′ W. Marker is near Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker can be reached from South Beach Road 0.8 miles south of Oceanic Drive when traveling south. The marker is in Sandy Point State Park, near the beach at the south end of the road, near the main bath house/summer store. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 East College Parkway, Annapolis MD 21409, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Wilkes Booth (here, next to this marker); Tense Time (approx. ¼ mile away); Annapolis Laboratory (approx. 4.2 miles away); Fort Nonsense British Takeover (approx. 4.4 miles away); Broad Creek Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Gold Star Families Monument (approx. 4.6 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
Also see . . .
1. MD Civil War Trails for Chesapeake Bay area. (Submitted on March 3, 2014, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland.)
2. Sandy Point State Park (Md DNR website). (Submitted on March 3, 2014, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland.)
Categories. • African Americans • War, US Civil •
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 3, 2014, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2014, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.