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University of Maryland Agricultural Legacy

photo of building labeled Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, 1888, with fence around it — Rossborough Inn, Maryland Agricultural College, c. 1901. UMD Print File photographs; Acc. #72-297; Series 4; Box 8; Folder: Rossborough Inn (1 of 3); Item 7. https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/8325.

The Maryland Agricultural College (MAC) was established in 1856, purchased from a slaveholding farmer and agricultural education advocate. This Agricultural Legacy collection entails the institution's earliest history, including its agrarian roots, labor practices, the agricultural experiment station, and campus life.