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Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park is a park in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the second-largest woodland park in the United States, [ 1 ] constituting a contiguous area of 1,216 acres (492 ha). Envisioned as a "stream valley park" to protect Baltimore's watersheds , including the Gwynns Falls , from overdevelopment and to preserve their natural habitats.
14825 Pratt St. 38°49′11″N 76°44′53″W / 38.819722°N 76.748056°W / 38.819722; -76.748056 (St. Mary's Beneficial Society Hall) Upper Marlboro. Multi-purpose building constructed in 1892; part of the Multiple Property Submission for the African-American Historic Resources of Prince George's County, Maryland.
This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of Maryland. By mountain range ... Meadow Mountain (2,959 ft.) Elbow Mountain (2,730 ft.)
Maryland Historical Trust properties in Howard County[2] HO-1 Cherry Grove circa 1766. HO-1, Cherry Grove, 2937 Jennings Chapel Road, Woodbine. HO-2, Oakdale, 16449 Edwin Warfield Road, Woodbine. HO-3, Pleasant Valley (Lost by Neglect), 13893 Forsythe Road, Cooksville. HO-4, Red House Tavern, Hoods Mill Road (MD 97), Cooksville.
The Maryland Jockey Club sponsored spring and summer races at the race track south of town, and racing continued there until 1972, when they were moved to the Bowie Race Track. The race track is now part of the Equestrian Center owned by Prince George's County. In 1870, the town was incorporated by the Maryland General Assembly. A volunteer ...
Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States. Perry Hall Mansion. Perry Hall, Maryland. 1773; 1826. Residence. Originally constructed in 1773, badly damaged in fire in 1826. Only half of main section and west wing were saved. The Robert Johnson House. Annapolis, Maryland.
Died. c. 1790. Allegany County, Maryland, U.S. Partner (s) Hannah Johnson (1), Margaret Milburn (2) Children. Michael and others. Colonel Thomas Cresap (c. 1702— c. 1790) was an English-born settler and trader in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Cresap served Lord Baltimore as an agent in the Maryland–Pennsylvania boundary dispute ...
The highest point in Maryland east of the Appalachian Mountains, Dug Hill in northern Carroll County, at an elevation of just over 1100 feet (335 m), is a mile or two to the west of the ridge. The Patuxent and Patapsco rivers both have headwaters on the ridge. The South branch of the Patapsco's headwaters point is dubbed Parr's Spring, and is ...