Historical Marker
Wagon Shed
Historical marker location:
10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from Old Frederick Road (Maryland Route 99) west of Dorchester Way, on the right when traveling west.)
circa 1900.
Maryland was the first state to pass a law requiring free public education: In 1827, Maryland became the first state to pass a law requiring free public education for all children. The law was initially aimed at poor children, but eventually expanded to include all children regardless of their economic status.