Historical Marker
Taneytown
Historical marker location:
Taneytown, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of West Baltimore Street (State Highway 140) and Park Road, on the left when traveling west on West Baltimore Street.)
Meades Pipe Creek Plan. Gettysburg Campaign.
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.