Historical Marker
Potomac Diversion
Historical marker location:
12480 Crain Highway, Newburg, Maryland
( Memorial is on Crain Highway (U.S. 301).)
Marker installed: 2015
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Maryland was the first state to pass a law requiring free public education: In 1827, Maryland became the first state to pass a law requiring free public education for all children. The law was initially aimed at poor children, but eventually expanded to include all children regardless of their economic status.