Born in 1809 to an enslaved mother and a wealthy white man, Hepburn received a large inheritance after his father died. He purchased land and water rights to his properties along the Potomac River and helped purchase the land for what is now Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church. Hepburn built four townhouses at 206-212 N. Pitt Street. Facing the charge of the “crime” of sending his son to school, he moved to Pennsylvania. At that time, educating African Americans was against the law.
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