Gunpowder River
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Gunpowder River So called as early as 1600 Legend relates that the name originated with an Indian attempt to plant gunpowder in the hope that a crop could be raised. Big Gunpowder Falls flows through Baltimore County, joins the Little Gunpowder Falls at Day's Island to form Gunpowder River. The river empties into the Chesapeake Bay at Carroll Island.
Baltimore County Historical Society
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