Monkton, Maryland
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  Monkton, Maryland Location within the State of Maryland  Monkton, Maryland Monkton, Maryland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates:39°34′43″N76°36′56″W/ 39.57861°N 76.61556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Baltimore |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
Monktonis anunincorporated communityin northernBaltimore County,Maryland,United States. It has a population of approximately 4,856 people. The community is 35 square miles (91 km2) in area, with approximately 138 inhabitants per square mile (53/km2).[1]As an unincorporated area, Monkton has no legally defined boundaries, and itsZIP code(21111) includes a portion of adjacentHarford County.
The community was named afterMoncton,New Brunswickby Robert Cummings, aPennsylvanian.Cummings initially named itMonckton Millsin honor of Rosanna Trites, a former love who was among the Pennsylvania Germans who had moved to Moncton in 1765. Cummings had also gone to Moncton, but returned in 1773 and settled at his uncle's estate in this community.[2]
East of Monkton is an area named "My Lady's Manor",known for its horse farms, sprawling countryside, and old, stately homes set back from the country roads. In 1713,Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore,decreed 10,000 acres (40 km2) for himself. He made a gift of this land to his fourth wife, christening the estate "My Lady's Manor." It was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1978.[3]Also listed on the National Register are theCorbett Historic DistrictandSt. James Church.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Peter Angelos,attorney and owner of theBaltimore Orioles
- Major League Baseball pitcherA. J. Burnett
- Anthony Casalena,founder,Squarespace[4]
- Harriet S. Iglehart,equestrian, philanthropist, writer
- Dennis Jones(born 1958), American blues rock musician
- Foxhall P. Keene,a thoroughbred owner/breeder and Gold Medallist inPolo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Harvey S. Ladew(1887–1976), American fox hunting and topiary enthusiast
- FormerBaltimore OriolesoutfielderNick Markakis
- Jim McKay,longtime host ofABCtelevision'sWide World of Sportsand Olympic commentator
- Wine criticRobert Parker
- Thoroughbredhorse racingtrainerHelen Pitts,who was born and raised here
In popular culture
[edit]Filmmaker Erik Kristopher Myers shot the 2013 thrillerRouletteat various public and private locations on York Road andMt. Carmel Road,including theGBMC,theNCR Trails,[5]andThe Milton Inn.[6]
Experimental rock bandAnimal Collectiverecorded their 2003 albumCampfire Songson a screened-in porch in Monkton.[7]
Transportation
[edit]Monkton is three miles east ofInterstate 83,exit #27. State roads in the area are Maryland Routes45 (York Road),138 (Monkton Road),and562.
The community was formerly served by theNorthern Central Railwaydivision of thePennsylvania Railroadfrom the mid-19th century until the line's abandonment in 1972 and conversion to a hiking trail, theNorthern Central Railroad Trail.The original Monkton station still remains.
Points of interest
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Census DataRetrieved on June 7, 2007
- ^Kenny, Hamill (1984).The Placenames of Maryland: their origin and meaning.Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society. p. 160.ISBN0-938420-28-3.
- ^ab"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.April 15, 2008.
- ^"Maryland's 11 billionaires ranked by net worth, according to Forbes".Bizjournals.com.RetrievedAugust 16,2023.
- ^"About the NCR Trail".Ncrtrailsnails.com.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
- ^"Home".The Milton Inn.RetrievedFebruary 27,2023.
- ^Allison Taich (October 7, 2009)."Pop Matters: Animal Collective re-issue Campfire Songs in 2010".PopMatters.
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