Manchester

Historical marker location:

Manchester, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 30) and Westminster & York Streets, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)

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.