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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.
Aerial view of old Jaffa Aerial view of old Jaffa and port with Tel Aviv behind. Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, romanized: Yāfō, pronounced ⓘ; Arabic: يَافَا, romanized: Yāfā, pronounced), also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part.
The Old Joppa Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places as an archeological site in 1979. [3] [7] Joppa was the county seat of Baltimore County from 1712 to 1768. Present-day Harford County was part of Baltimore County until 1773. Joppa's "mile wide harbor" on the Gunpowder River could accommodate the largest ocean-going ships ...
The Old Joppa School was demolished in 1966 to make way for a third building that was built the following year. In 1881, Sunday school service was started in the Old Joppa School. On December 26, 1921, John and Mary Morgan deeded 1/4 acre of land, and in 1922 a church (known today as Joppa United Methodist Church) [6] was organized. On May 4 ...
Joppa: Joppa is bordered by Newbury to the southeast, the South End to the southwest, and Downtown to the Northwest. This is the closest neighborhood to Plum Island Airport located in Newbury. South End: The South End is bordered by Newbury to the south, Joppa to the northeast, and downtown to the northwest. The border between the South End and ...
Joppa is located in northeastern Cullman County at A small portion of the CDP extends north into Marshall County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Joppa CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), of which 1.9 square miles (5.0 km 2) are land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 1.38%, are water.
Jaffa, known as Joppa alias Ioppe, an Ancient city and former bishopric, now also Joppe (Roman), Latin Catholic titular see; Joppe (Syrian), Syriac Catholic titular see; Joppe, Gelderland, Netherlands
On May 19, 1904, the first telephone was installed in Joppa, and in 1907, an iron bridge was built across the river. The bridge still stands today (2024), though a new concrete bridge has replaced it for automobile traffic. In 1939, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative strung the first transmission line to bring electricity to the area.