Washington's Farm

Historical marker location:

20501 Darnestown Road, Dickerson, Maryland

( Marker is on Darnestown Road (State Highway 28) 3 miles south of Martinsburg Road.)

519 Acres Owned 1794-1799 by the First President.

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.