Foundation of barn at Adam's Garden

A lane leads from Slacks Road to where the barn stood. The silo is still there.

Foundation of house at Adam's Garden

View from where the house stood.

Shipley Family Graveyard. Adam Shipley patented Adam's Garden, 1212 acres, in 1754. He and his wife Ruth Tevis Shipley are buried here, along with other family members. The foundations of the house are in the group of trees in the distance to the right. The land is now owned by the State of Maryland.

The plaque that was on the base has disappeared. We have been unable to determine what happened to it.

The plaque and the fence around are it are almost completely obscured by the trees and undergrowth before the cleanup. View from the neighboring yard on Tydings Rd.

Picture of dedication of plaque in 1984, thanks to Ann Horvath, who attended and is an honorary member of the Shipleys of Maryland.

Dedication of plaque at Adam's Garden, 1984.

This shows the location of the Adam's Garden homestead. It's between Rt. 32 and Slack's Rd, north of Springfield State Hospital on Rt. 32 and the Second Chances Horse Rescue on Slacks Rd.

Adam's Garden patented by Adam Shipley in 1954. He was the grandson of Adam Shipley who arrived in Annapolis in 1668.

View from adjoining property on Tydings Rd, after trees were removed in January 2019.

Clean-up of Adam's Garden Shipley family graveyard. The brush has been cleared by volunteers from the Maryland Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites; and the trees were removed in January 2019.