Harwood, Maryland
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
Harwood, Maryland
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The U.S. Post Office at Harwood, Maryland, in May 2010.
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Coordinates: 38°51′54″N 76°37′12″W / 38.86500°N 76.62000°W / 38.86500; -76.62000 | |
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Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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20776
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Area code(s) | 410, 443 and 667 |
GNIS feature ID | 590432 |
Harwood is a crossroads in Anne Arundel County , Maryland , United States, south of Annapolis on Maryland Route 2 ( Solomons Island Road). [2]
Education
Southern High School is nearby. A small portion of high school students in Harwood also attend South River High School in nearby Edgewater as well.
Historic structures
Notable people
- LeRoy Battle (1921–2015), music teacher and Tuskegee Airman [4]
- Molly Schuyler (1980), American competitive eater; nine time Z-Burger Champ [5]
- Pete Stark (1931–2020), retired congressman [6]
- Stan Stearns (1935–2012), photographer [7]
- Thomas Noble Stockett (1747–1802), surgeon and Revolutionary War veteran [3]
- Joseph Noble Stockett (1779–1854), 18th/19th century landowner [3]
- George Washington (1732–1799), dined at Rawlings' Tavern. [8]
References
- ↑ "Harwood ZIP Code" . zipdatamaps.com. 2022 . Retrieved November 18, 2022 .
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harwood, Maryland
- 1 2 3 "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . April 15, 2008.
- ↑ Bottalico, Brandi (March 30, 2015). "Harwood resident Battle, a Tuskegee Airman, dies at 93" . The Capital . Annapolis, Maryland . Retrieved April 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Fairfield, C.J. (August 17, 2019). "Competitive eater finishes 16 pounds of burger at Emmitsburg BBQ joint" . Frederick News-Post . Retrieved July 4, 2023 .
- ↑ Schudel, Matt (January 25, 2020). "Pete Stark, fiery California congressman and advocate of universal health care, dies at 88" . The Washington Post . Retrieved January 27, 2020 .
- ↑ "Stan Stearns dies at 76; photographer at JFK's funeral" . Los Angeles Times . March 4, 2012 . Retrieved April 24, 2012 .
- ↑ Prats, J. J. (October 25, 2007). "Rawlings' Tavern Marker" . The Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org) . Retrieved September 10, 2013 .
External links
- Harwood, MD Community Profile
- Historic places (National Register Listings)