Historical Marker
On Thursday, September 18, 2003
Historical marker location:
Fells Point, Maryland
( Marker is on Thames Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Hurricane Isabel, a massive Category-2 storm, slammed into the east coast.
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.