Historical Marker
The Peabody Library
Historical marker location:
17 East Mount Vernon Place, Mount Vernon, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of East Mount Vernon Place and N. Charles Street, on the right when traveling east on East Mount Vernon Place.)
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.