Historical Marker
Saint Johns Parish
Historical marker location:
Kingsville, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of Belair Road (U.S. 1) and Bradshaw Road, on the right when traveling north on Belair Road.)
Marker installed: 1964
(Gunpowder). Established 1692.
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.