Grant County / State of Maryland

Grant County / State of Maryland (HMLZ2)

Location: Gormania, WV 26720 Grant County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 17.604', W 79° 20.745'

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Grant County. Formed in 1866 from Hardy, Named for General Grant, later President. At the northwestern corner is the Fairfax Stone, which established the limits of the lands of Lord Fairfax. The county has many mountain peaks and beautiful scenery.

State of Maryland. Named for Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who gave a royal charter to Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. First settlement at Saint Mary's City in 1634. It was one of the 13 original colonies.
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HM NumberHMLZ2
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 12:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 642654 N 4350640
Decimal Degrees39.29340000, -79.34575000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 17.604', W 79° 20.745'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 17' 36.24" N, 79° 20' 44.70" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9155 George Washington Hwy, Gormania WV 26720, US
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