Maryland State Monument

Historical marker location:

Sharpsburg, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Smoketown Road and Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling east on Smoketown Road.)

Marker installed: 1900

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.