Thurmont Memorial Park

Historical marker location:

Thurmont, Maryland

( Memorial is on Main Street (Maryland Route 77) 0.2 miles east of Church Street (Maryland Route 806), on the right when traveling east.)

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.