As part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore's (UMB) Founders Week celebration, students, staff, and faculty are invited to visit five historical sites on campus Oct. 21 between noon and 2 p.m. Leading up to Founders Week, we are highlighting one of UMB's Historical Treasures each week:
WESTMINSTER HALL AND BURYING GROUND
Location: 519 W. Fayette St.
People have traveled far and wide to visit historic Westminster Hall’s Burying Ground and Catacombs. Guests have the opportunity to explore one of Baltimore’s oldest cemeteries, which contains tombs of prominent political, military, and business leaders; four of the city’s earliest mayors; a number of generals from the American Revolution and War of 1812; and the grave of famed American poet Edgar Allan Poe. All told, the cemetery is the final resting place for hundreds of people of all faiths.