Historical Marker
The John Brown Bell
Historical marker location:
15 East Church Street, Williamsport, Maryland
( Marker is on East Church Street east of South Conococheague Street (Maryland Route 68), on the right when traveling east.)
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.