By Christine Hallenbeck
The October 8, 1889 issue of The Baltimore Sun reported that Mary Morrison and her sister Hattie Rhodes were attacked by 56 year old Wright Smith during an attempted robbery at the residence of James and Mary Morrison in Anne Arundel County.…

By Mandi Scardina
King Johnson (King Davis) was a 28-year-old African American man living in the Fairfield area of Anne Arundel County (now Baltimore City). According to census records and newspaper reports Fairfield was an integrated community. Uncommon for the area…