Myrtle Grove Game Refuge

Historical marker location:

5625 Myrtle Grove Road, La Plata, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Hawthorne Road (Maryland Route 225) and Myrtle Grove Road, on the right when traveling west on Hawthorne 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.