Brig Gen Leonard Covington

Historical marker location:

22200 Aquasco Road, Aquasco, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Aquasco Road (Maryland Route 381) and St. Mary's Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Aquasco Road.)

Marker installed: 2014

1768 - 1813.

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.