Blue Ball Tavern

Historical marker location:

Telegraph Road, Elkton, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Telegraph Road (Route 273) and Blue Ball Road, on the left when traveling east on Telegraph Road.)

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.