Hayfields

Historical marker location:

Cockeysville, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Shawan Road and Western Run Road, on the right when traveling west on Shawan Road.)

Marker installed: 1967

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.