Man and the River

Historical marker location:

Croom, Maryland

( Marker is on Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Driving Tour Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Footprints Along the Shore.

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.