Historical Marker
Bentley House
Historical marker location:
205 Market Street, Brookeville, Maryland
( Marker is on Market Street, 0.1 miles east of North Street, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2014
United States Capital for a Day. War of 1812 Bicentennial Brookeville, Maryland.
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.