Cabin has ties to African American history community in Maryland

It has been two years since a tiny log cabin was discovered in the once-famous Jonathan Street district in downtown Hagerstown. It turns out the cabin — slated for demolition — had major ties to the history of African Americans in Western Maryland. Now it’s been reconstructed — and will soon be rented out — as part of a major move to bring homeowners and businesses back to that district. Back in September 2020, 11 News was able to tag along as archaeologists from the Maryland Department of Transportation and Preservation Maryland dug around a small cabin located on Jonathan Street, dating back to the 1830s, discovered when a car accidentally crashed into it.

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