Historical Marker
Jug Bridge Monument
Historical marker location:
Frederick, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of Bowman's Farm Road and Patrick Street, on the right when traveling east on Bowman's Farm Road.)
Marker installed: 1998
Maryland was home to the first African American woman to hold a patent: In 1885, Sarah E. Goode, an African American woman from Baltimore, became the first African American woman to hold a U.S. patent. Her invention was a folding cabinet bed, which was designed to save space in small apartments.