This Tree Dedicated to Colonel Joseph Sterett

Historical marker location:

2400 East Fort Avenue, Locust Point Industrial Area, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Constellation Plaza, 0.1 miles east of Wallace Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1932

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.