Colonel Joseph Belt

Historical marker location:

5201 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Western Avenue and Chevy Chase Circle, on the right when traveling west on Western Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1911

1680 Maryland 1761.

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.