Ivory, Maryland

Ivory, Maryland
Ivory

Location in Maryland

Coordinates: 39°16′32″N 76°59′3″W / 39.27556°N 76.98417°W / 39.27556; -76.98417
Country  United States of America
State  Maryland
County Howard
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Ivory is an unincorporated community located at the Northwest tip of Howard County, Maryland. It is located between modern Glenelg, Maryland and West Friendship, Maryland.

History

The area is home to the estate of Enoch Selby who lived on the "Chapel of Ease" founded in 1750.[1]

The Ivory post office opened for the community on the 4th of July 1886. The post office was operated by postmanster William V. Sheppard until 1918.[2][3]

Sections of Ivory road remain, but most have been overlapped by Route 32. The path through town is now a segment of the Maryland Broadband Network awaiting lease.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 432.
  2. ↑ "Smithsonian Postal Museum" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Howard's Roads to the Past. Howard County Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 2001. 2001. p. 89.
  4. ↑ "Dark Fiber Optic Cable for Lease".

Coordinates: 39°16′30″N 76°59′02″W / 39.275°N 76.984°W / 39.275; -76.984

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