Ivory is an unincorporated community located at the northwest tip of Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is located between modern Glenelg and West Friendship.
Ivory, Maryland | |
|---|---|
  Ivory Location in Maryland | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′32″N 76°59′3″W / 39.27556°N 76.98417°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Howard |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
History
editThe area is home to the estate of Enoch Selby who lived on the "Chapel of Ease" founded in 1750.[1]
The Ivory post office opened for the community on 4 July 1886. The post office was operated by postmaster William V. Sheppard until 1918.[2][3]
Sections of Ivory road remain, but most have been overlapped by Route 32. The path through town is now a segment of the Maryland Broadband Network awaiting lease.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 432.
- ^ "Smithsonian Postal Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Howard's Roads to the Past. Howard County Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 2001. 2001. p. 89.
- ^ "Dark Fiber Optic Cable for Lease".
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