Alpha, Maryland
Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.[1]
It is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between Marriottsville, and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial Alpha Ridge Landfill.[2] It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.[3]
References
- ↑ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ↑ William Neal Hurley (1997). Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families. Heritage Books. p. 173.
- ↑ The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7. p. 814.
Coordinates: 39°19′16″N 76°55′40″W / 39.32111°N 76.92778°W
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