Oakland Manor

Historical marker location:

Columbia, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from Vantage Point Road, 0.2 miles Little Patuxent Parkway, on the right when traveling south.)

<i>Home of the Howard Dragoons</i>.

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.