Historical Marker
Poplar Springs
Historical marker location:
17004 Frederick Rd., Poplar Springs, Maryland, Poplar Springs, Maryland
( Marker is on Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.)
"From Drovers to Drivers".
Maryland was home to the first African American woman to hold a patent: In 1885, Sarah E. Goode, an African American woman from Baltimore, became the first African American woman to hold a U.S. patent. Her invention was a folding cabinet bed, which was designed to save space in small apartments.