10 Facts About Elkridge Maryland

Elkridge Maryland qualifies as the oldest settlement in its present county, when Howard was a part of Anne Arundel County.

Later, Elkridge Maryland Landing was built as the seaport dock for the community.

In 1755 the Elkridge Maryland Furnace was founded at the Elkridge Maryland Furnace Complex, a historic iron works located on approximately 16 acres and including six remaining buildings of an iron furnace which operated into the 1860s.

Elkridge Maryland has historic churches, including Melville Church on Furnace Avenue.

Elkridge Maryland has several K–12 educational facilities: Hanover Hills Elementary school, Rockburn Elementary School, Elkridge Maryland Elementary School, the Ducketts Lane Elementary School.

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High school students in Elkridge Maryland usually attend either Howard High School in Ellicott City or Long Reach High School in Columbia.

Elkridge Maryland includes a range of recreational areas throughout the town.

Rockburn Branch Park in West Elkridge Maryland provides athletic fields, playgrounds, and nature trails.

Elkridge Maryland is home to a number of small tributaries of the main waterway, the Patapsco River, that are used for recreation.

Interstate 95 forms the northwestern edge of the Elkridge Maryland census-designated place, and Interstate 895 crosses the northern corner of the community.