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'''Alpha''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.<ref>{{cite web| |
'''Alpha''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.<ref>{{cite web|title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices |publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]] |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |accessdate=17 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518050030/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archivedate=18 May 2014 }}</ref> |
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It is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between [[Marriottsville, Maryland|Marriottsville]], and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial [[Alpha Ridge Landfill]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families|author=William Neal Hurley|publisher=Heritage Books|date=1997|page=173}}</ref> It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7|page=814}}</ref> |
It is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between [[Marriottsville, Maryland|Marriottsville]], and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial [[Alpha Ridge Landfill]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families|author=William Neal Hurley|publisher=Heritage Books|date=1997|page=173}}</ref> It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7|page=814}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:49, 2 July 2017
Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.[1]
It is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between Marriottsville, and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial Alpha Ridge Landfill.[2] It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.[3]
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References
- ^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ William Neal Hurley (1997). Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families. Heritage Books. p. 173.
- ^ The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7. p. 814.
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39°19′16″N 76°55′40″W / 39.32111°N 76.92778°W