Enoch Pratt Free Library

Description

Photograph of a slave block on the lawn of an old hotel on Main Street in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland. This property, originally a market place along the roadway, still retains the stone block that was long used an auction block on which slaves were exhibited. Behind the block is a two-story gabled brick building built between 1760 and 1770 and probably originally owned by John Rogers (1723-1789), Chancellor of the Colony of Maryland from 1778 until his death in 1789. Later, it became the home of Governor Thomas George Pratt (1804-1869). By 1935, it had become an antique shop. On the left is a car parked in the shade of large trees in front of the building. In the background are farm buildings.

Record Contributed By

Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center

Record Harvested From

Digital Maryland