New Market

Historical marker location:

21 West Main Street, New Market, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Maryland Route 144) and Strawberry Alley, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

An Electrifying Sight. Gettysburg Campaign.

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.