The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-01
A Summary Of Counties and Towns in
Maryland.

I
gathered from the Maryland Directory,
published by J. Frank Lewis l. Co:
Baltimore county, one of the largest in
the State, has as its county seat Towson.
town, with population of 900. Wood
berry, three miles from Baltimore. ON the
Northern Central Railroad in the same
county and the largest village in the State
has population numbering 1000. 1t is
hourlshing manufacturing mart for cot
ton, -four and iron. One of the larges,
cotton mills in the country is located there
and owned by VIM. E. Hooper & Sons.
Govanstown, four miles from the CITY. on
the York Road, has population of 500.
Catonsville, on the Frederick road, near
which the Spring Grove asylum for the
insane is located, has a population of p
600. Calverton Mills, near the CITY linn
its, has 900 citizens. Mount Washing
ton, six miles from the city, on the North
ern Central Railroad, has population Of
600, mostly employed in the cotton mills
OF VIM. +. Hooper & Sons. COekeysville,
on the Northern Central Railroad, fifteen
miles from the city, has large and impor-
tant marble quarries The population is
300. Mount Winans, on the Baltimore
* Potomac Railroad, two miles from the
city, has numerous iron ore mines; popu-
lation 800. Ashland, sixteen miles from
the city, on the Northern Central Rail-
road, has numerous iron furnaces; popula-
tion 250. Bentley's Springs, mountain
valley, tairty-one miles from the city, on
the Northern Central Railroad, is the most
beautiful and romantic place in the county.
1t is GOO feet above tide water, and the
water, as shown by analysis, is equal to
the Lebanon Springs in New York. A
large hotel is about to be erected: popula-
tion is fifty.
Allegany county is in the western di-
vision of the State, and possesses immense
coal fields. Cumberland, the county seat,
is the second largest city in the State. 1t
Is 1TS miles from Baltimore, and is COM
pletely surrounded by mountain ranges.
The population is 14,000. Frostbure is
growing town, and lies higher above tide
than any other town in the county; popu-
lation 5000. The picturesque town of
Eckhart has a population of 900. Iona
coming is eight miles south of Frostburg,
and has 4,5O0 inhabitants. Mount Saw
age is nine miles northwest of Cumberland
and has a population of 1000.
Anne Arundel county, the most CEN
trally situated county of the State, is con-
nected with Baltimore City by draw
bridge one mile long. Iron ore abounds
in the northern part. The chief products
are grain, fine fruits and vegetables. Oys-
ters abound around all the shores south
from Sandy Point. There are also wild
fowl in season. Annapolis is the county
seat and capital of the State, situated
thirty miles from Baltimore. 1t was
founded in 1e49, and has very ancient
appearance. The State Legislature meets
here biennially in January. The Naval
Academy is located here Oyster packing
is the principal occupation. The popula-
ton is 1000.
Calvert county lies on the Western
Shore Of the Chesapeake bay, and is one
of the smallest counties, Prince Frederick
is the county seat; population 600.
Caroline county contains 300 square
miles of territory, borders on Delaware
and is intersected its entire length by the
Choptank river. Denton is the capital
and contains about 500 inhabitants
Greensboro is town Of considerable i'm
portance located on the Md. & Del r. r.
5 miles above the head of navigation and
contains something over 500 inhabitants.
fredericksburg, Hillsborough, Preston, Pot
ter's Landing, Henderson and Marydel,
smaller towns, are also located in this
county. Population of the county is about
$4,000. The people are engaged chiefly
in agriculture.
Carroll county is formed from the cas-
tern portion of Frederick and the western
portion of Baltimore counties. The soil
is unsurpassed for prOductiveness. The
community is agricultural. Westminster,
the county seat, is situated on PARIS
Ridge, ], 900 feet above the tide, and thirty
three miles from Baltimore, on the w. NJ.
r. r. 1t has 5000 inhabitants.
Cecil county is the most northern of the
Eastern Shore counties, and is one of the
most thriving in the State. Granite quar-
ries are abundant, but wheat, oats aud
corn are the staple productions. There
are also rolling and paper mills. Elkton,
the county seat, is on the p w. & B. R.
r. fifty-two miles from Baltimore Pop
ulation 1000 Chesapeake City is situa-
ted on the Elk river, sixty miles from Bal
timore, and has a population of 1900.
Port Deposit is thriving quaint town,
having extensive granite quarries. Pop
ulation 2,200.
Charles county occupies the southwest
ern part Of the State. Tobacco is the
staple production. Port Tobacco, the
county seat, is on the Potomac River, and
has population of 200.
Dorchester county is an Eastern Shore
county, and the productions are peaches,
oysters of the finest kind and in great
abundance. Shad and herring fisheries
are also carried on. Cambridge is the
county seat, and is situated on Cambridge
Greek. 1t has a population of 5000.
fredericksburg is twenty-four miles from
Cambridge; population 600.
Frederick county is one of the largest
aHu LlOSL DtduAiiul llC ClaAS. NhHpGl
and iron ore mines are abundant. Frederick
City is the county seat. 1t is three miles
from the Frederick Junction of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, and has beau
tiiul situation in rich valley. The pop
ulation is 5000. Mechanicstown is fifty
six miles from Baltimore, and has n popu-
! lation of 700.
Garret county was the last formed
county in Maryland, and lies in the ex-
treme western division of the State. 1t
contains large quantities of valuable min.
eral deposits in coal and iron ore. Oak
land is the county seat, and is two hun
dred and thirty-two miles from Baltimore.
The location is on the summit Of plateau
$500 feet above tide-water. Population
400.
Hartford county is situated in the north
eastern corner of the Western Shore. II
possesses large slate quarries. Belair is
the county seat, with n population oi
1000. Havre de Grace, one of the Oldest
towns in the State, is situated on the
south bank of the Susquehanna river
Population 1000.
Howard county, one of the smalles
counties, is centrally situated between the
headwaters of the Patapsco and Patuxen
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