Slave quarters found at Maryland plantation

The brick floor of a large slave quarters has been found at the plantation home of Francis Scott Key’s grandmother, in Maryland.

County Archaeologist Al Luckenbach said the finding differs from other known slave quarters.

“It’s a very unusual size for a slave quarter,” Luckenbach said. “Most slave quarters are small things. This is more like a dormitory.”

Luckenbach said slave quarters were typically 20 by 16 feet or even 20 by 12 feet, about the size of a large shed or single-car garage.

The slave quarters found at Scott’s Plantation were more than twice that size: 34 by 34 feet.

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Story: Capital Gazette | Photo: SHA