Historical Marker

BWI Marshall

In BWI Park south of Dorsey Rd · Glen Burnie · Anne Arundel

Inscription

In 1950, President Harry S. Truman dedicated Friendship International Airport. The State of Maryland purchased the airport in 1972 from Baltimore City for $36 million, later renaming it Baltimore/Washington International Airport. In 2005, it was renamed after Baltimore-Native Thurgood Marshall, the first African American U.S. supreme court justice.

BWI Marshall remains a leader in aviation and economic growth.

Location

AddressIn BWI Park south of Dorsey Rd

CityGlen Burnie

CountyAnne Arundel

StateMaryland

Coordinates39.162053, -76.663136

Sources

Maryland Department of Transportation, Roadside Historical Markers

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