"Long Calm" - White Marsh, MD
Posted by: bluesnote
N 39° 24.818 W 076° 24.423
18S E 378871 N 4363623
A unique state historical marker along old US 40 in White Marsh, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14XJV
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2021
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The marker says, "During the Colonial Period this was one of the most navigable stretches of the Gunpowder Falls. A Ferry operated here between 1754 and 1759. The Nottingham Forge and Gunpowder Furnace built metal products and battleship parts from 1759 to 1858, when a flood destroyed the industrial site."
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County (required): Baltimore County
Location (required): Philadelphia Road
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