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Bowleys Quarters was named for Daniel Bowley, a merchant and sea captain who owned some 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) around Baltimore in the mid-18th century. Bowleys Quarters was used to house his slaves. The area later became a game preserve for waterfowl and a place where presidents and others, including Babe Ruth, came to hunt ducks. The area ...
2332 Pickwick (c. 1832) is said to have been an Officers' Quarters at Fort McHenry before the home was moved to Dickeyville. The four-story rubblestone homes at 2411 and 2407 Pickwick date from c. 1860. 2405 Pickwick ( c. 1860) was the village store. The second floor was meeting room for the YWCA. 2415 and 2417 Pickwick date from about 1870 ...
The Charles P. Crane Generating Station was a 400 megawatt coal power plant located on the Carroll Island Road in Bowleys Quarters, Maryland, 14 miles (23 km) east of Baltimore. The power plant was operated by C.P. Crane, LLC, a subsidiary of Avenue Capital Group.
Electoral history Location District created March 4, 1789 Joshua Seney (Queen Anne's County) March 4, 1789 – December 6, 1792 1st 2nd: Anti-Administration: Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Resigned to become Chief Justice of Maryland's 3rd Judicial District. Vacant: December 6, 1792 – January 30, 1793 2nd: William Hindman (Talbot County ...
Glen Arm is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. [1] Glen Arm lies along what is now Glen Arm Road, which was once part of Old Harford Road, one of the early routes used for conveying agricultural products from parts of Harford and Baltimore Counties and southern Pennsylvania to the port of Baltimore.
The L'Hirondelle Country Club is located in Ruxton. Valley Country Club is located in Riderwood, featuring a pool, tennis and basketball courts, and a mansion, formerly owned by NFL Hall of Famer and Baltimore Colts defensive tackle Art Donovan. [8] Lake Roland Park covers a large area in and around Ruxton. The park provides a densely wooded ...
Kingsville takes its name from Abraham King (1760–1836), who died there on December 15 at the age of 76. King, a native of Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, acquired some 290 acres (1.2 km 2) of land from Thomas Kell (a county judge) in and about the site of Kingsville from parts of the original grants of Leaf's Chance, William the Conqueror, Selby's Hope, John's Delight and ...
MD-140 passes the northern end of I-795 and continues northwest as Westminster Pike, heading towards Finksburg and Westminster. The community of Glyndon is located adjacent to the northern portion of Reisterstown along Butler Road ( MD-128 ), which connects Reisterstown with the Baltimore-Harrisburg Expressway ( Interstate 83 ).