diff --git a/app/scripts/early_voting_mgr.js b/app/scripts/early_voting_mgr.js
index eb13365..6622e80 100644
--- a/app/scripts/early_voting_mgr.js
+++ b/app/scripts/early_voting_mgr.js
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ define(
         $el.find('#early-voting-sidebar').html(ejs.render(earlyVotingSidebarTmpl, {
           moment: moment,
           locations: earlyVotingLocations,
-          getDirections: getDirections
+          getDirections: getDirections,
+          earlyPollingMarkers: mapService.getEarlyPollingMarkers()
         }));
 
         listenToSidebarEvents();
diff --git a/app/scripts/map_service.js b/app/scripts/map_service.js
index b6c14f5..5755bd6 100644
--- a/app/scripts/map_service.js
+++ b/app/scripts/map_service.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 define(['json!vendor/EARLY_VOTING_AddressPoints.geojson'],
         function(earlyPollingJSON) {
 
-  var hoverIcon = "https://mts.googleapis.com/maps/vt/icon/name=icons/spotlight/spotlight-waypoint-a.png&text=•&psize=30&font=fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf&color=ff333333&ax=44&ay=48&scale=1"
-  var defaultIcon = "https://mts.googleapis.com/maps/vt/icon/name=icons/spotlight/spotlight-waypoint-b.png&text=•&psize=30&font=fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf&color=ff333333&ax=44&ay=48&scale=1"
+  var hoverIcon = "https://mts.googleapis.com/maps/vt/icon/name=icons/spotlight/spotlight-waypoint-a.png&text=&psize=30&font=fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf&color=ff333333&ax=44&ay=48&scale=1"
+  var defaultIcon = "https://mts.googleapis.com/maps/vt/icon/name=icons/spotlight/spotlight-waypoint-b.png&text=&psize=30&font=fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf&color=ff333333&ax=44&ay=48&scale=1"
 
 
   var DEFAULT_ZOOM_LEVEL = 13;
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ define(['json!vendor/EARLY_VOTING_AddressPoints.geojson'],
   }
 
 
+  var labels = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
   var earlyPollingMarkers = [];
 
 
@@ -52,9 +53,13 @@ define(['json!vendor/EARLY_VOTING_AddressPoints.geojson'],
   }
 
   function createEarlyPollingMarkers() {
+      
+      var labelIndex = 0;
       earlyPollingLocations.forEach(function(poll, index) {
       var earlyVotingMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
-        position: poll.getGeometry().get()
+        position: poll.getGeometry().get(),
+        label: labels[labelIndex++ % labels.length],
+        animation: google.maps.Animation.DROP
       });
       earlyVotingMarker.addListener('click', function() {
         fireMarkerEvent('click', earlyVotingMarker);
@@ -140,10 +145,17 @@ define(['json!vendor/EARLY_VOTING_AddressPoints.geojson'],
 
 
     changeMarkerColor:function(index, color) {
+    var defaultState = "background: url("+defaultIcon+") no-repeat;height:40px;";
+    var hoverState = "background: url("+hoverIcon+") no-repeat;height:40px;";
+
       if (color === "hover") {
-        earlyPollingMarkers[index].setIcon(hoverIcon);
+        earlyPollingMarkers[index].setIcon( hoverIcon );
+        earlyPollingMarkers[index].setLabel("");
+        document.getElementById('marker_'+index).setAttribute('style', hoverState);
       } else if (color === "default") {
-        earlyPollingMarkers[index].setIcon(defaultIcon);
+        earlyPollingMarkers[index].setIcon();
+        earlyPollingMarkers[index].setLabel(labels[index]);
+        document.getElementById('marker_'+index).setAttribute('style', defaultState);
       }
     },
 
@@ -165,6 +177,10 @@ define(['json!vendor/EARLY_VOTING_AddressPoints.geojson'],
     subscribeToMarkerEvents: function(cb) {
       markerEventListeners.push(cb);
     },
+    
+    getEarlyPollingMarkers: function() {
+        return earlyPollingMarkers;
+    },
 
     displayNewPollingPlace: function(latLng, destination, precinct, successCallback, errorCallback) {
 
diff --git a/app/scripts/templates/early_voting_sidebar.ejs b/app/scripts/templates/early_voting_sidebar.ejs
index 1152e48..587749f 100644
--- a/app/scripts/templates/early_voting_sidebar.ejs
+++ b/app/scripts/templates/early_voting_sidebar.ejs
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 <% locations.forEach(function(location, i) { %>    
     <div class="early-voting-location" id="location<%= i %>">
+      <div 
+      id="marker_<%= i %>"
+      style="
+        background: url(https://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/api-3/images/spotlight-poi-dotless.png) no-repeat;
+        height:40px;
+      "
+      > 
+        &nbsp;
+        <%= ""+earlyPollingMarkers[i].label %>
+      </div>
       <div id="heading<%= i %>" role="tab">
         <h4>
           <a role="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#early-voting-sidebar" href="#collapse<%= i %>" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse<%= i %>">