1687: Shipley's grant
The first large land grant in what is now Howard County was patented Oct. 1, 1687, to Adam Shipley, who came to Maryland from England in 1668. A historical marker on Route 108 between U.S. 29 and Route 175 marks a section of the western boundary of the 500-acre grant. Shipley family cemetery is among the trees to the east of the marker.
