Early Takoma

Historical marker location:

Takoma Park, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Carroll Avenue, in the median on Laurel Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1988

Laurel and Carroll Avenues.

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.