Historical Marker
The Gate House
Historical marker location:
7273 Cooper Drive, Sykesville, Maryland
( Marker is on Cooper Drive north of Warfield Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Historic Portal to Springfield State Hospital.
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.