Summit Hall Farm

Historical marker location:

506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from South Frederick Ave (Maryland Route 355) 0.1 miles north of Fairbanks Drive, on the left when traveling north.)

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.