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Mount Airy's Main Street, formerly MD 27 and now Maryland Route 808, runs atop Parrs Ridge in a northeast–southwest direction with elevations ranging between 800 and 850 feet (240 and 260 m). Numerous valleys that extend outward toward the east and west from this ridge give the town its unusually hilly topography.
The Mount Airy Mansion is a historic building near Upper Marlboro in Prince George's County, Maryland.Expanded c. 1751 on the site of the 17th century hunting lodge of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore by his great-grandson Benedict Swingate Calvert, the mansion today is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources within the Rosaryville State Park.
Calvert and his family lived at Mount Airey mansion, now a part of Rosaryville State Park. Benedict Swingate Calvert, (c.1730-1788), son of Charles Calvert, fifth Baron Baltimore, lived at Mount Airy, and died there on January 9, 1788. [2] Calvert was a politician and planter in colonial Maryland.
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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 ...
Also published as Evening News, 1873-1875, Baltimore Daily News, 1876-1892. Merged with Baltimore Post to form Baltimore News-Post in 1934. [32] Baltimore News-American: Baltimore: 1964 1986 Formed as a merger of the Baltimore News-Post and The Baltimore American. [33] Baltimore News-Post: Baltimore: 1936 1964 [34] Baltimore Patriot: Baltimore ...
The Mid-Maryland Celtic Festival (formerly the Frederick Celtic Festival) is a one-day festival celebrating all things Scottish, held annually in Mt. Airy, Maryland, United States. The festival features kilted professional and amateur Highland Games athletes competing for victory tossing cabers and throwing heavy weights.
The Mount Airy Historic District is a national historic district in Mount Airy, located in Carroll and Frederick County, Maryland.The district comprises a cohesive group of commercial, residential, and ecclesiastical buildings dating from the late 19th through early 20th centuries.