Rose Hill Cemetery

Historical marker location:

600 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of East Memorial Boulevard and South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65), on the right when traveling east on East Memorial Boulevard.)

Hagerstown Maryland's Most Historic Public Cemetery. Est. 1866.

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.