Veterans Memorial

Historical marker location:

47 West Water Street, Smithsburg, Maryland

( Memorial can be reached from West Water Street (Maryland Route 66) west of Barkdoll Lane, on the right when traveling west.)

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.