The Frederick Brick Works

Historical marker location:

184 East South Street, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of East South Street and South East Street, on the right when traveling east on East South Street.)

The City of Frederick. Founded 1745.

Maryland was a border state during the Civil War: During the Civil War, Maryland was a border state that remained in the Union but had many sympathizers with the Confederacy. The state was strategically important because it was located between Washington D.C. and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.