Locust Point Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

1519 Andre St, Locust Point, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of East Fort Avenue and Andre Street, on the right when traveling east on East Fort Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1989

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.