Road Versus Rails

Historical marker location:

Ellicott City, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Main Street (Maryland Route 144).)

The Rivalry Begins. The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation.

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.