It’s been a nearly decadelong process, but an organization trying to preserve a historic Black cemetery in Cabin John has finally gotten land back that was taken by the state of Maryland some 60 years ago.
“It really is literally groundbreaking because the state takes land for various projects, and it rarely gives it back. And there couldn’t be a better reason to give it back,” said Eileen McGuckian, a historian and preservationist.
Last month, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved the return of a quarter acre along Interstate 495 to the Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88 Moses Cemetery and Hall…