St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Historical marker location:

16840 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, Maryland

( Marker is on South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.)

Founder of the Sisters of Charity.

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.