Construction began this month on the nation's largest museum devoted to African American history.
And the $500 million Smithsonian museum will feature a number of Maryland artifacts, writes the Baltimore Sun. This includes a Harriet Tubman's silk shawl and a long house built by freed slaves from Montgomery County.
"These are among 20,000 objects collected by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which will open on the National Mall in 2015 as the 19th Smithsonian Institution museum," the Sun writes.
"Local experts on African-American history say it's appropriate that Maryland will be featured prominently, since many key figures come from the state."
You can read more about the museum
here.