"The Linden Oak"

Historical marker location:

Bethesda, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Grosvenor Lane and Rockville Pike (Maryland Road 355), on the right when traveling north on Grosvenor Lane.)

Marker installed: 1976

- 1976 -.

Maryland was the first state to pass a law requiring free public education: In 1827, Maryland became the first state to pass a law requiring free public education for all children. The law was initially aimed at poor children, but eventually expanded to include all children regardless of their economic status.