Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park
The Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park is a Baltimore national heritage site that honors the contributions of African Americans to the city's maritime industry. The park is home to the Living Classrooms Foundation and preserves one of the oldest industrial waterfront buildings in the city. Visitors can access the museum, which is open to the public and provides information about Frederick Douglass' life as a child born into slavery in Baltimore, and Isaac Myers' life, a national leader who was born a free African American. Additionally, visitors can learn about the establishment of Baltimore's African American community in the 1800s, as well as the founding of the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company.
