World War II Memorial

Historical marker location:

Lions Park, Union Mills, Maryland

( Memorial is at the intersection of Littlestown Pike (Maryland Route 97) and Old Hanover Road, on the right when traveling south on Littlestown Pike.)

Union Mills-Silver Run. Honor Roll.

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.