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Whitaker's Mill Historic District is a national historic district near Joppa, Harford County, Maryland, United States.It includes three early- to mid-19th-century buildings: the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story rubble stone Whitaker's Mill built in 1851, the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story rubble stone miller's house, and the log-and-frame Magness House, begun about 1800 as the miller's house for the first mill on the site.
Joppa (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ p ə / JOP-ə) is a former colonial town and current planning region of Harford County, Maryland, United States.Joppa was founded as a British settlement on the Gunpowder River in 1707 and designated as the third county seat of Baltimore County in 1712.
Location of Harford County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Harford County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Joppa Town: Joppatowne, Maryland: Bridge Drive and Anchor Drive: 25] Ladew Topiary Gardens and Pleasant Valley House: Jarrettsville, Maryland: MD 146 (northbound), 0.8 mile south of MD 152, north of Pocock Road
Joppa was Maryland's most important commercial center in colonial times, with tobacco being the primary commodity crop and export. Long before Baltimore was established, this was one of the busiest ports in the western hemisphere. For many years Joppa reigned the mistress of the Chesapeake bay. Within its borders were the county court-house ...
This list of museums in Maryland encompasses museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
McComas Institute is a historic school located at Joppa, Harford County, Maryland, United States.The school was built in 1867, and is a one-story frame structure with a gable roof, five bays long and three bays wide, and resting on a stone foundation.
The Germantown Historical Society (GHS) was formed in 1990 as a non-profit organization with a mission to educate the public about local history and preserve local historic sites. [70] The GHS office and future museum is located in the historic Germantown Bank (1922) at 19330 Mateny Hill Road, across from the MARC railroad station.