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The 1918 Flu

The 1918 influenza pandemic, commonly known as Spanish Flu, was an exceptionally deadly global pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus.

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Baltimore Flu Epidemic

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Baltimore County

Baltimore County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland and is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area. It is part of the Northeast megalopolis, which stretches from Northern Virginia northward to Boston.

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Bazil AME Church

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Map Foote's Hill African American Survey District (Courtesy of the Historical Society of Baltimore County)

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"A church regenerates Thriving: Tiny Bazil AME in Cockeysville prepares to begin a new century of worship with a growing congregation"

"Black Church in Cockeysville works to Preserve History despite Difficulties Presented by Pandemic"

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Black History in Maryland

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Black History in Maryland

History of Slavery in Maryland

Communication Among Plants

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The Social Life of Forests

Do Trees Talk to Each Other?

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Filling Station

Great Feathers
Fly Shop

Fly Fishing

Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called a "fly"—to catch fish. Fly fishing requires more movement and action than regular fishing.

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Gunpowder River

The Gunpowder River is a 6.8 mile river on the western side of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is formed by the joining of two freshwater river, Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls.

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Gunpowder Falls Tailwater

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Gunpowder River Facts

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Gunpowder River Limit Notice

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Left Kreh Fishing Trail

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Iron Bridge

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Masemore Road

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Masemore Road Bridge

Lime Kilns

A lime kiln is a kiln used for the calcination of limestone (calcium carbonate) to produce the form of lime called quicklime (calcium oxide). It was used to make plaster and mortar for the construction of buildings.

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Lime Kiln Map (Historical Society of Baltimore County)

1878 Atlas (Historical Society of Baltimore County)

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"The Limekiln Age and the Bottom Lime"

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Lime Kiln Marker NCR Trail

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Lime Kiln on NCR Trail Remains

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Monkton Sign

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Monkton Station

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Monkton Station

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Monkton

Monkton is an unincorporated community in northern Baltimore County, Maryland.

The community was named after Monkton, New Brunswick by Robert Cummings, a Pennsylvanian.

NCR Trail

The Northern Central Railroad Trail, officially known as the Torrey C. Brown Trail, covers nearly 20 miles in Maryland, continuing north an additional 20 miles to York, PA.

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Torrey C. Brown Trail - Wikipedia

About the NCR Trail

NCR Trail History

NCR Trail Map

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NCR Trail Plaque Monkton

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NCR Trail Sign

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NCR Trail Map

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NCR Map

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Signal NCR Trail

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Warning Signal Replica On Trail

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North Central Railroad

The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River.

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Oldfields School

Oldfields School is a college preparatory school for girls in grades 8 through 12 in Sparks Glencoe, Maryland. It was founded in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1867 by Anna Austen McCulloch and is the oldest girls' boarding school in Maryland.

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Oldfields School - Wikipedia

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