Civilians Under Siege

Historical marker location:

4486 Baker Valley Road, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker is on Baker Valley Road, 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Monocacy National Battlefield.

Maryland was founded as a Catholic colony: Maryland was founded by the English nobleman George Calvert, also known as Lord Baltimore, in 1632. He envisioned Maryland as a haven for Catholics who faced persecution in England at the time. The colony's first settlement, St. Mary's City, was established in 1634.