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Cemetery— Egyptian Revival Vault, 1815
Hampton National Historic Site
This gated cemetery, where generations of Ridgleys are buried, is still in use by the family. Feel free to enter and walk among the tombstones and monuments, but show proper respect. Notice the family vault at center, the names and inscriptions on the graves, and the various sculptures that mark them. One grave has a little stone lamb, the resting place of a young son of Charles Ridgely , fourth master of Hampton. Large families and limited medical knowledge meant early death was a sad aspect of everyday life, one the Ridgelys shared with their slaves and servants. To your left, in the oval stand of trees, is the pet cemetery, where several of the Ridgelys' treasured Chesapeake Bay retrievers and other animals rest. A slave cemetery is believed to have been in the general area, location uncertain.Details
| HM Number | HM1KMB |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century, 19th Century, 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Cemetery |
| Marker Type | Historic Structure |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, May 21st, 2015 at 10:01am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 363403 N 4364463 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.41888333, -76.58683333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 25.133', W 76° 35.21' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 25' 7.9800" N, 76° 35' 12.6000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 601-643 Hampton Ln, Towson MD 21286, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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