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91ÊÓƵרÇø Magazine

Halfway Cemetery

Neither Gone Nor Forgotten

After being razed, Halfway Cemetery was neglected for decades. Today, 91ÊÓƵרÇø faculty, students and community volunteers are tackling identification and cleanup of this lost African American burial ground near Hagerstown, Maryland. We talked with David Hixson, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of art and archaeology, and James Locke ’23, president of 91ÊÓƵרÇø’s student archaeology club about their efforts.

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