Erasure and Rediscovery

Historical marker location:

12610 Catoctin Furnace Rd, Thurmont, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Catoctin Furnace Road (Maryland Route 806) just south of Catoctin Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Catoctin Furnace African American Interpretive Trail.

Maryland was once the site of a major Civil Rights protest: In 1963, civil rights activists organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which drew more than 250,000 people to the National Mall in Washington D.C. Many of the participants in the march were from Maryland, and the state played a crucial role in the civil rights movement.