The Strawbridge Shrine

Historical marker location:

1710 Wilt Rd, New Windors, Maryland

( Marker is on Strawbridge Lane just west of Wilt Road, on the left when traveling west.)

A National United Methodist Heritage Landmark.

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.