Enoch Louis Lowe

Historical marker location:

100 East Second Street, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Second Street and Maxwell Alley, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1956

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.