St. Columba Masonic Lodge

Historical marker location:

Port Tobacco, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Chapel Point Road, 0.4 miles south of Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6).)

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.