John A. Belt Building

Historical marker location:

227 East Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of East Diamond Avenue and South Summit Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Diamond Avenue.)

Built: 1903.

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.