Final Rest

Westminster Burying Ground, once Baltimore’s most prestigious cemetery, became the final resting place for many prominent Baltimoreans, including about 25 veterans of the War of 1812. Among those buried there are General Samuel Smith, commander of American forces in Baltimore; General John Stricker, American commander at North Point; John Stuart Skinner, the U.S. prisoner exchange agent; and David Poe, Sr., who served at the Battle of North Point and was the grandfather of writer Edgar Allan Poe. J. Maximilian M. Godefroy, designer of Baltimore’s Battle Monument, also left his mark there by designing the gateposts on the west side of the cemetery and the tomb of General Samuel Smith.

Baltimore, Maryland · United States