You Are Here - 1931

Historical marker location:

8408 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, Maryland

( Marker is on Georgia Avenue when traveling south.)

Mapping Silver Spring's Success. 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.