The Cliffs of Calvert

Historical marker location:

Lusby, Maryland

( Marker is on H.G. Trueman Road (Maryland Route 765) 0.6 miles north of Cove Point Road (Maryland Route 497), on the right.)

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.