Cedar Point

Historical marker location:

10770 Morgantown Road, Newburg, Maryland

( Marker is on Rock Point Road (Maryland Route 257) just east of Morgantown Road, on the right when traveling east.)

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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.