Springing Up

Historical marker location:

Silver Spring, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Wayne Avenue on Georgia Avenue.)

Masonic Temple. Silver Heritage Georgia Avenue.

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.