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Agricultural Experiment Station

 
 
Agricultural Experiment Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 16, 2018
1. Agricultural Experiment Station Marker
Inscription.
First headquarters
of
The University of Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station

placed here on the occasion
of the station's centennial

March 3, 1988

 
Erected 1988 by University of Maryland.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureEducation. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 1888.
 
Location. 38° 59.12′ N, 76° 56.261′ W. Marker is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker can be reached from Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) south of Rossborough Lane, on the right when traveling south. On the west side of the Rossborough Inn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7682 Baltimore Avenue, College Park MD 20742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Rossborough Inn (a few steps from this marker); “On the Shoulders of Giants” (within shouting distance of this marker); Blair Lee III (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarence Mitchell, Jr. (about 800 feet away); "May Peace Prevail on Earth" (approx. 0.2 miles away); University of Maryland Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Zeta Beta Chapter of Order of Omega
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Omicron Delta Kappa (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.
 
Agricultural Experiment Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 16, 2018
2. Agricultural Experiment Station Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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