Town Center in Columbia in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The First Kindergarten Class in Columbia to Graduate from High School

1968 - 1981

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 25, 2025

1. The First Kindergarten Class in Columbia to Graduate from High School Marker

Inscription.
Robert Arnquist • Tim Arnquist • Susan R. Bohandy • Robin L. Brodkin • David B. Bryant • Rebecca Carlson • Ann Chambers • Sherri Evans • David S. Fagan • Alice Flack • Stephen T. Frezza • Elizabeth F. Gallagher • Ann Hallendorff • Susan C. Harris • Crystal L. Hruby • Ronald D. Jeffreys • Denise Marie Jennings • David B. Kline • Timothy J. Lea • Hubert Lenzer, Jr. • Theodore S. Millison • Christopher W. Ott • Erin E. Reichle • Natalie Rivers • Jonathan G. Rose • Denise L. Rowe • David L. Ruther • Trae Smith • Tim Storch • Ann Tennenbaum • Steven Tove • Andrew D. Waller • Clare E. Widitz

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.

Location. 39° 12.917′ N, 76° 51.352′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Maryland, in Howard County. It is in Town Center. It can be reached from Little Patuxent Parkway south of Wincopin Circle, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10267 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia MD 21044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Dealings (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bell Tree (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oakland Manor (approx. half a mile away); Kittamaqundi Community Church 50th Anniversary (approx. 0.6 miles away); James W. Rouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wilde Lake (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Adam the First (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oakland Manor (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).

The First Kindergarten Class in Columbia to Graduate from High School Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 25, 2025

2. The First Kindergarten Class in Columbia to Graduate from High School Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.