Green Mount Cemetery Walking Tours
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Four guided tours of historic Green Mount Cemetery will take place on Saturday, October 6, 13, 20, 27.
Opened in 1839, Green Mount is the final resting place of Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, John Wilkes Booth, Walter Lord, and many other famous Marylanders.
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The two-hour walking tours begin at 9:30 a.m. from the main gate located at Greenmount Avenue and East Oliver Street. The tours are led by Baltimore historian and educator Wayne R. Schaumburg. The cost is $15.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling 410-256-2180 or by email at wayne.schaumburg@gmail.com
Visit http://home.earthlink.net/~wschaumburg for more about Wayne's tours.
Check out www.greenmountcemetery.com for a virtual tour before you join Wayne or go on your own tour.
Here are images of trips I have made there. I have gone on my own and also on one of Wayne's guided tours, which I highly recommend!