Inscription
Marble blocks from Cockeysville area quarries were used in 1836 to bed the track for this section of the Baltimore and Susquehanna. One of the nation's earliest commercial railroads. Revealed during construction of the MTA Light Rail, the marble track bed represents an early British experimental railroad technology that was only briefly used in the U. S. The B&S RR opened a corridor between central Pennsylvania and Baltimore, strategically drawing commerce away from Philadelphia. Rail transport helped make Cockeysville marble one of Baltimore County's most important 19th century industrial products.
Details
| HM Number | HM2B8 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Train |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Maryland Historical Trust Maryland Transit Administration |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 2:43pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 359254 N 4367873 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.44893333, -76.63573333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 26.936', W 76° 38.144' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 26' 56.1600" N, 76° 38' 8.6400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 98 Landstreet Rd, Lutherville-Timonium MD 21093, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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