Enticing Business

Historical marker location:

Silver Spring, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29) and Silver Spring Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2013

Buy-Appeal through Eye-Appeal. Silver Heritage Georgia Avenue.

The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War: The Battle of Antietam, which took place on September 17, 1862, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. More than 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing after 12 hours of fighting. The battle is considered a turning point in the war, as it gave President Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.