The Road to Prosperity

Historical marker location:

8394 Main Street, Ellicott City, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (Maryland Route 144) and Ellicott Mills Drive.)

Marker installed: 2006

Ellicott's Mills.

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.