Emancipation Day Commemoration: On-site at the Best Farm: Words of Freedom

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On November 1, 1864, Maryland became the first and only border state to abolish slavery. To commemorate this important date, join Monocacy National Battlefield and AARCH at the site of the former enslaved village at L'Hermitage. We will read the powerful words of those who were emancipated in a place where many had been enslaved. Best Farm, 5106 Urbana Pike, Stop #1 on the Monocacy National Battlefield Auto Tour.