Harwood, Maryland
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Harwood, Maryland | |
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 The U.S. Post Office at Harwood, Maryland, in May 2010. | |
  Harwood, Maryland Location within the state of Maryland  Harwood, Maryland Harwood, Maryland (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′54″N 76°37′12″W / 38.86500°N 76.62000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Anne Arundel |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20776[1] |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Harwood ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harwood, Maryland
- ^ a b c "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
[edit]- Harwood, MD Community Profile
- Historic places (National Register Listings)
