Henry Davis was lynched in Annapolis on December 21, 1906. Davis had been arrested for the assault of Mrs. John Reid. He was removed from the jail on Calvert Street and paraded through the town, before being hanged in a tree along College Creek.
No one was ever charged with participating in the lynching. Davis had previously served time at the Maryland Penitentary on an assault charge. He is buried in the smallpox section of Brewer Hill Cemetery.
A plaque was dedicated at Brewer Hill Cemetery on December 20, 2001, to honor Davis and other victims of mob justice.
No one was ever charged with participating in the lynching. Davis had previously served time at the Maryland Penitentary on an assault charge. He is buried in the smallpox section of Brewer Hill Cemetery.
A plaque was dedicated at Brewer Hill Cemetery on December 20, 2001, to honor Davis and other victims of mob justice.
Henry Davis was lynched in Annapolis on December 21, 1906. Davis had been arrested for the assault of Mrs. John Reid. He was removed from the jail on Calvert Street and paraded through the town, before being hanged in a tree along College Creek.
No one was ever charged with participating in the lynching. Davis had previously served time at the Maryland Penitentary on an assault charge. He is buried in the smallpox section of Brewer Hill Cemetery.
A plaque was dedicated at Brewer Hill Cemetery on December 20, 2001, to honor Davis and other victims of mob justice.
No one was ever charged with participating in the lynching. Davis had previously served time at the Maryland Penitentary on an assault charge. He is buried in the smallpox section of Brewer Hill Cemetery.
A plaque was dedicated at Brewer Hill Cemetery on December 20, 2001, to honor Davis and other victims of mob justice.
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