Great Hall

Historical marker location:

18524 Brooke Rd, Sandy Spring, Maryland

( Marker is on Brooke Road, 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the left when traveling east.)

[Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery].

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.