Gaithersburg

Historical marker location:

506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from South Frederick Ave (Route 355) just north of Fairbanks Drive, on the left when traveling north.)

Summit Hall Farm. Gettysburg Campaign.

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.