Alpha, Maryland

Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.^[1]

Alpha 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]

References

^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^ 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.

39°19′16″N 76°55′40″W / 39.32111°N 76.92778°W / 39.32111; -76.92778

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[1] "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.

[2] William Neal Hurley (1997). Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families. Heritage Books. p. 173.

[3] The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7. p. 814.

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