Furley Hall

Historical marker location:

4434 Parkside Dr, Lower Herring Run Park, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Parkside Drive and Boehms Lane on Parkside Drive.)

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.