Gassaway House

Historical marker location:

208 Charles Street, Chesapeake City, Maryland

( Marker is on Charles Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2008

C. 1860.

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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.