Who founded the colony of Maryland? Colonial Acreage: One of the original 13 colonies, Maryland was named after queen consort, Henrietta Maria and was initially named the Province of Maryland. The colony comprised of around 12 million acres. ...
Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, founded the colony under a charter that British King Charles I granted on June 20, 1632. They wanted to establish a colony where Roman Catholics, as well as everyone else, could practice their religion. The king gave the colony to the Calvert family...
founded The Black History Bulletin (née The Negro History Bulletin) aimed at providing teachers, students, and the general reader with a foundation in Black history. Since then, the BHB has become one of the academic lighthouses publishing articles and lesson plans that are designed to provide ...
The county’s legal origin is unknown, but historical county documents date to 1659. It is named for Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, who founded Maryland. Some suburban Baltimore communities are Cockeysville; Pikesville; Towson, seat of the county government and site of Goucher College (fo...