Harford County Committee of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project.: Committee Documents Tragic Harford County Crimes

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Committee Documents Tragic Harford County Crimes

The research committee spearheaded by Lisa Tuzo has researched this tragic period in Harford County. Working with newspapers, criminal justice records, coroner's reports, and family history sources, the committee has documented the following occurrences:

Issac Moore, died July 22, 1868
Jim Quinn, died Oct. 2, 1869
Lewis Harris, died March 26, 1900

A map of Harford Co., Maryland, 1858. by Herrick, L. W. (Source: Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3843h.la000294/?r=-0.583,0.154,2.166,0.964,0)

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The Harford County Lynching Memorial Committee, established in March 2019, is working to memorialize the victims of this terrible era in the County. The project included plans for a soil collection ceremony in March 2019 and later in the year a marker dedication. However, as the pandemic has resulted in stay-at-home and social distancing orders, the committee's outreach work has been disrupted. Thus, we are using the blog to keep the community informed about our research, plans, and activities. Be sure to follow the blog since we will provide updated content here as we continue our work to document and memorialize victims of these crimes.