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Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery

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  • Liberty Road and Roop Road
    Taylorsville, MD 21776

The Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church is an African-American church with several United States Colored Troops veterans buried in its cemetery.

The Fairview Church was established in 1851. The cemetery holds several United States Colored Troops (USCT) veterans, as well as noted African-American stone carver Sebastian “Boss” Hammond and his wife.

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  • Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: http://www.mdihp.net/ (Select “Search by Property” tab, and enter CARR-57 in search box to right of “Site No.”) (Note: entry may not yet be up on Maryland Inventory website)

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