Marriottsville in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henryton School of Practical Nursing

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2016

1. Henryton School of Practical Nursing Marker

Inscription. In 1925, two years after the Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium opened in Henryton, a training school for nurses was established for black students in order to help manage the increasing patient population. The program was revised in 1945 to meet licensing standards and opened as the Henryton School of Practical Nursing. A nurses’ home constructed in 1952 also housed laboratories, lecture rooms and a library. The school closed in 1963.

Erected 2016 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 39° 21.355′ N, 76° 54.833′ W. Marker is in Marriottsville, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Henryton Road and Henryton Center Road a.k.a.Henryton Hospital Road on Henryton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8000 Henryton Rd, Marriottsville MD 21104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

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: In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); History of the Freedom Community (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Sykesville Bypass Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Baldwin's Station (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Sykesville (approx. 3 miles away); Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station (approx. 3 miles away); St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (approx. 3 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Henryton Center (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Sykesville (was approx. 3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2016

2. Henryton School of Practical Nursing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,923 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.