Urbana

Historical marker location:

3636 Urban Pike, Urbana, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Urban Pike and Lew Wallace Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Capture and Escape. Early's 1864 Attack on Washington.

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.