Nancy Tankersley » House of History

When Frederick Douglas was 6 years old he was sent to Wye House, a large plantation on the Miles River near Easton, Maryland where he began his life as a slave. The current owners of the property generously allowed the 2026 Easton Plein Air painters to paint on the historical grounds. I imagined this might have been Frederick's first view as his grandmother walked him into his future.,