A Savage Continual Thunder

Historical marker location:

Sharpsburg, Maryland

( Marker is on Dunker Church Road / Old Hagerstown Pike, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.