The Maryland Agricultural College (MAC) was founded in 1856 by a group of nineteen Maryland planters and politicians, led by Charles Benedict Calvert. These men envisioned an institution that would provide scientific agricultural training and cultural refinement for the sons of ordinary farmers from around the state. After considerable legislative and financial struggles, the college opened its doors to students in the fall of 1859.
MAC became a guiding force in agriculture in the state of Maryland. The Agricultural Experiment Station, headquartered in the Rossborough Inn, was founded in 1888 to use the resources of science to improve the practice and profitability of agriculture.

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