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Roughly 60 percent of land in Howard County is dedicated, protected for rural uses, with the remaining 40 percent shifting over time from suburban to focused, mixed use nodes. Affluent Howard County offsets higher infrastructure costs of low-density development with high-valued homes that generate greater property and transfer taxes. [2] [3]
Location of Howard County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Howard County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The properties listed reside within the boundaries of modern Howard County. Prior to 1851, sites would have been part of Anne Arundel County. Sites settled prior to 1650 would have been part of St Mary's County in the Province of Maryland which was settled in 1632 by Europeans. Maryland Historical Trust properties in Howard County [2]
The Belmont Estate, now Belmont Manor and Historic Park, [4] is a former plantation located at Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland, United States.Founded in the 1730s and known in the Colonial period as "Moore's Morning Choice", [5] it was one of the earliest forced-labor farms in Howard County, Maryland.
Howard County has a record of acting as a bellwether in state-wide elections since the late 20th century: Since at least the 1950s, Howard County has voted for the successful senatorial candidate in both Maryland's Class I and Class III seats, and since 1998 the county has voted for the successful gubernatorial candidate, voting for Republican ...
Longwood Plantation was a slave plantation in Glenwood in Howard County, Maryland, United States. [1]The Longwood plantation was started by Dr. Gustavus Warfield (1784-??), son of Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield, a doctor and wealthy landowner in Howard County, where he owned an estate called Bushy Park. [3]
In 2013, the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning sought to expand water and sewer service so that the remaining Maple Lawn property could be developed at maximum density. A 7,000-person referendum attempt was launched and suppressed by the landowners' attorney, William Erskine, who sits on the economic development agency as well as ...
White Hall is a historic home located at Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, United States. It consists of three sections: the east wing, dating from the early 19th century, the center section, and the west wing. In 1890 the house was partially destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1900.