Historical Marker
1950-1970
Historical marker location:
527 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland
( Marker is on South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 56) north of West Memorial Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.)
Post-War Growth and Civil Rights Movement.
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.