Historical Marker
Clynmalira
Historical marker location:
15315 Carroll Road, Monkton, Maryland
( Marker is on Carroll Road, 0.1 miles north of Glencoe Road, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1940
5000 Acres.
Maryland was the first state to pass a law requiring free public education: In 1827, Maryland became the first state to pass a law requiring free public education for all children. The law was initially aimed at poor children, but eventually expanded to include all children regardless of their economic status.