Frederick Douglass

Historical marker location:

Fells Point, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Aliceanna Street and South Durham Street, on the right when traveling east on Aliceanna Street.)

Abolitionist / Orator / Author.

Maryland was a border state during the Civil War: During the Civil War, Maryland was a border state that remained in the Union but had many sympathizers with the Confederacy. The state was strategically important because it was located between Washington D.C. and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.