Location Details
- Chapel Alley and 5th StreetFrederick, MD 21701
The Laboring Sons Cemetery and Memorial Grounds in Frederick is the final resting place for six Civil War veterans who served in the United States Colored Troops.
Established in 1851 by the Beneficial Society of the Laboring Sons of Frederick City, the cemetery was created to provide a final resting place for African Americans. Six Civil War veterans of United State Colored Troops regiments are interred in the cemetery. The city of Frederick acquired the property in 1950 and established a playground on the site. Beginning in 1999, protests about the use of the property resulted in the removal of the playground, and in 2003 the site was dedicated as a cemetery and memorial ground.
