First National Bank Building

Historical marker location:

2 North Main Street, Mount Airy, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 808) and Prospect Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2014

1930. Historic Downtown Mount Airy.

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.