Historical Marker
MacAlpine
Historical marker location:
3621 MacAlpine Road, Ellicott City, Maryland
( Marker is on MacAlpine Road, 0.1 miles south of Frederick Road, on the left when traveling south.)
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.