At This Location

Historical marker location:

8 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Center Drive and North Drive, on the right when traveling west on Center Drive.)

<i>Quercus alba</i> -- White Oak.

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.