Frederick Douglass's Rustic Retreat

Frederick Douglass's Rustic Retreat (HM2EUO)

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N 38° 51.773', W 76° 59.112'

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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

—National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Where do you go when you do not want to be disturbed? Frederick Douglass came to this tiny stone cabin that he called the Growlery. Coined by Charles Dickens, the word "Growlery" literally means a place to growl.

Douglass kept his Growlery simply furnished with a desk, stool, and couch. He retreated here to do some of his deep thinking, reading, and writing in seclusion.

The structure in front of you is a reconstruction. IT was rebuilt in 1891 on the Growlery's exact location using materials salvaged from the original building.

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The Growlery around 1893.
An orchard once stood behind it.
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HM NumberHM2EUO
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Monday, March 11th, 2019 at 5:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 327759 N 4303433
Decimal Degrees38.86288333, -76.98520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 51.773', W 76° 59.112'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 51' 46.38" N, 76° 59' 6.7200000000001" W
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