Observing the Enemy

Historical marker location:

Pasadena, Maryland

( Marker is on Bayside Beach Road, 2.3 miles east of Fort Smallwood Road (Route 173), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2014

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail.

Maryland was founded as a Catholic colony: Maryland was founded by the English nobleman George Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore, in 1632. He envisioned Maryland as a haven for Catholics who faced persecution in England at the time. The colony's first settlement, St. Mary's City, was established in 1634.