Historical Marker
Power House
Historical marker location:
Fort Howard, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from Fort Howard Park Road, 0.6 miles south of North Point Road (Old Maryland Route 20).)
Marker installed: 1981
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.