1930-1950

Historical marker location:

9 West Memorial Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland

( Marker is on West Memorial Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 56), on the right when traveling west.)

The Great Depression and World War II.

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.