Third Haven

Historical marker location:

405 South Washington Street, Easton, Maryland

( Marker is on South Washington Street (Maryland Route 565) south of West Earle Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Meeting House of the Society of Friends. 1682 - 1684.

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.