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18 hours ago · In Dundalk, Md., residents grapple with the sudden, surreal loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a local landmark and economic artery for decades. Robert and Kristian Hayes and their 6-year-old ...
1 day ago · Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 1,062,061, increasing by 9.3% from 2010. [6] The county seat is Rockville and Germantown is the most populous place in the county. [7] The county is adjoined to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, and is part of ...
- September 6, 1776
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Apr 12, 2024 · In 1734, a segment of the original Great Wagon Road, the King's Road, now PA-230 (Old Harrisburg Pike), was built from the center of Lancaster through Mount Joy to Pine Ford (now a bridge) across Swatara Creek at Middletown, and past the Harris ferry (established 1712, now Harrisburg).
6 days ago · It lies in the Cumberland Valley between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains, 71 miles (114 km) northwest of Baltimore. In 1762 the town was laid out by the German immigrant Jonathan Hager and named Elizabeth Town.
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Apr 10, 2024 · There are four ways to get started using this Maryland City Limits map tool. In the “Search places” box above the map, type an address, city, etc. and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the city name for where you clicked (Monthly Contributors also get Dynamic Maps )
5 days ago · Over 100 years after the city welcomed its first observatory, in 1854, people continue to flock down to the facility to learn more about the starry night sky. That facility is observatory at Ellis ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Kingston was founded in 1692 after Port Royal, at the mouth of the harbour, was destroyed by an earthquake. The core of the old city is a consciously planned rectangle with streets in a grid pattern. In 1703 the city became the commercial capital, and in 1872 the political capital, of Jamaica.