Charles Carroll of Carrollton: America’s First Entrepreneur
Tue, Dec 08
|Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Department
Join us in Mount Airy. As America marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and prepares to commemorate 200 years of American railroading, this presentation offers a timely lens on the people, ideas, and ambitions that connect the founding generation to today.
Time & Location
Dec 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Department, 702 N Main St, Mt Airy, MD 21771, USA
About the event
How should we understand Charles Carroll of Carrollton in the full context of his time? In this 60-minute session, Charles Carroll of Carrollton: America’s First Entrepreneur reexamines Carroll not only as a patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, but as a strategic entrepreneurial figure working across enterprise, land, politics, religion, influence, and infrastructure. The presentation explores how his decisions, networks, and long-range vision helped shape his era, the nation, Maryland, and the local region including the early development of the B&O Railroad and its westward expansion. Attendees will leave with a broader and more integrated view of Carroll’s historical significance.
Speaker: Craig Rhinehart, Railroad History Reimagined