Historical Marker
Dawn's Early Light
Historical marker location:
2400 East Fort Avenue, Locust Point Industrial Area, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from Constellation Plaza, 0.3 miles east of Wallace Street, on the right when traveling east.)
9:00 a.m., September 14, 1814.
The University of Maryland was founded in 1856: The University of Maryland, College Park, was founded in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College. Today, it is the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland and is one of the largest universities in the state.