Historic Emmitsburg, MD

Historical marker location:

16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland

( Marker is on South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) north of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.)

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.