Roger Brooke Taney

Historical marker location:

515 South Market Street, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from South Market Street.)

Marker installed: 2017

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.