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Around Crofton:Tour of 1700s schoolhouse teaches valuable history lesson

Published 06/24/08

The Annearrundell County Free School, circa 1724, was the county's first school paid for with taxpayers' money after the Colonial Assembly passed the Free School Act.

Paula Popp - For The Capital Howard Hall of Glen Burnie stands with the colonial flag in the Annearrundell Free School. Mr. Hall has been giving tours at the school since. 1991.
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The act stated that each of the existing 12 counties in Maryland could have one school centrally located.

Situated in a neighborhood just a few miles from Crofton, the school now sits on 1 1/2 acres. Free tours are offered to the public.

Howard Hall of Glen Burnie is a member of the Anne Arundel Retired School Personnel Association and has been giving tours at the school since 1991. He retired from the county after 35 years as a sixth-grade teacher...

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