Montpelier

Historical marker location:

9314 Montpelier Drive, South Laurel, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Laurel Bowie Road (Route 197) and Montpelier Drive, on the right when traveling south on Laurel Bowie Road.)

Marker installed: 1932

The Home of Major Snowden. Original Grant 1686.

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.