Historical Marker

Spring Garden

MD 30 (Main Street) at Black Rock Road, northeast corner · Hampstead · Carroll

Maryland marker

Inscription

Spring Garden Christopher Vaughn laid out the town of Hampstead in 1786 on land called Spring Garden, located along the Indian path from Patapsco (Baltimore) to Letort's Spring (Carlisle) which had been marked by Christopher Gist and made a public road in 1738. Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 30 (Main Street) at Black Rock Road, northeast corner
CityHampstead
CountyCarroll
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.607417, -76.850889

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