Reisterstown in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hannah More Academy

Founded 1832

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 12, 2013

1. Hannah More Academy Marker

Inscription. Oldest Episcopal Boarding School for girls in the United States. Mrs. Ann Van Bibber Neilson gave three acres of land at this location and $10,000 to found and academy for girls. The academy became the Diocesan School for the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in 1873.

Erected 1965 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 39° 27.067′ N, 76° 49.133′ W. Marker is in Reisterstown, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is at the intersection of Reisterstown Road and Academy Lane on Reisterstown Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reisterstown MD 21136, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Bell of the Franklin Academy (about 800 feet away); From the Great Wagon Road to Main Street (approx. 0.9 miles away); Becoming Reisterstown (approx. one mile away); “Buffalo Soldiers” (approx. 1.1 miles away); John and Margaret Reister (approx. 1.1 miles away); Oldest High School in Baltimore County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Colonel William Norris (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reisterstown.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 12, 2013

2. Hannah More Academy Marker

Wide shot of the marker showing the church and part of the Academy

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 12, 2013

3. Hannah More Academy Marker

This shot shows the Academy buildings

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 12, 2013

4. Hannah More Academy Marker

This shot shows the old church.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 6,275 times since then and 264 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.