The states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay and the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership will collaborate to map and identify sites and landscapes in the Chesapeake Bay watershed region significant to African American history and culture. The project will map the sites to support their conservation and to enable the states to consider them in their land use and development plans.

The project will also be guided by an advisory committee of professionals dedicated to preserving African American history with a common goal of telling a fuller American story.

Elizabeth Hughes, Director of the Maryland Historical Trust, said in a statement announcing the project, “The Chesapeake watershed is a dynamic cultural landscape, and the Maryland Historical Trust is committed to documenting, preserving, and interpreting the diverse places that generations of African Americans have imbued with significance and meaning.”

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