Historical Marker
Olney
Historical marker location:
1001 Old Joppa Road, Joppatowne, Maryland
( Marker is on Old Joppa Road, ½ mile east of Maryland Route 152, on the right when traveling east.)
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.