Historical Marker
Maxwell Hall
Historical marker location:
Benedict, Maryland
( Marker is at the intersection of Prince Frederick Road (Maryland Route 231) and Teague's Point Road, on the right when traveling west on Prince Frederick Road.)
Maryland was home to the first African American woman to hold a patent: In 1885, Sarah E. Goode, an African American woman from Baltimore, became the first African American woman to hold a U.S. patent. Her invention was a folding cabinet bed, which was designed to save space in small apartments.