Historical Marker
The Burk Building
Historical marker location:
250 North Calvert Street, Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of East Saratoga Street and North Calvert Street (Maryland Route 2), on the left when traveling east on East Saratoga Street.)
Marker installed: 1980
1980.
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.