Retreat from Gettysburg

Historical marker location:

201 North Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of North Potomac Street (State Highway 65) and Church Street, on the right when traveling south on North Potomac Street.)

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.