Francis Xavier Elder

Historical marker location:

105 North Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland

( Memorial is at the intersection of North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) and West N Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Seton Avenue.)

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.