
Story
Maryland's Story is America's Story
In anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary, we’re opening the pages of some of our most iconic accomplishments, from the oyster farms of the Chesapeake Bay to the mountain peaks out west. Beyond the legends we all know well, we’ll explore stories of everyday Marylanders who served our country and helped democracy prosper through civic engagement. We’re honored to commemorate our deep and meaningful contribution to America’s past, present, and future by retracing Maryland’s illustrious history.
Service to your country is service to everyone who calls America home.
Service OpportunitiesMake an impact in your community and beyond by fully participating in civic life.
Civic ParticipationOn this day in Maryland history, an ad in the Pennsylvania Gazette advertises a Kent County School where “young Gentlemen are boarded and taught the Greek and Latin Tongues, Writing, Arithmetick, Merchants Accounts, Surveying, Navigation, the Ufe of the Globes…by Charles Peale.” Peale would go on to become a well known painter of Revolutionary figures, such as “Washington at Princeton.”
Under Governor Moore’s authorization, the Maryland 250 Commission developed this commemoration in observance of our collective contributions to America’s 250 years.