Clarkson, Maryland

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Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated in the community from 14 September 1889 to 31 October 1931. [1] [2] [3] Clarkson was the site of strategic simulations by the U.S. Army in 1922 training manuals. [4]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Howard County, Maryland County in Maryland

Howard County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 287,085. Its county seat is Ellicott City.

Maryland State in the United States

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. The state's largest city is Baltimore, and its capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State. It is named after the English queen Henrietta Maria, known in England as Queen Mary, who was the wife of King Charles I.

39°17′53″N76°56′08″W / 39.29806°N 76.93556°W / 39.29806; -76.93556 [5]

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References

  1. "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. 12 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. J. Onwhyn (1909). The Lancet, Volume 2, Part 1.
  3. Rand McNally International Bankers Directory. 1911. p. 1259.
  4. United States. General Service Schools. Fort Leavenworth. Kan. Tactical and Strategical Studies: Corps and Army.
  5. "Clarkson, Maryland Latitude/Longitude". Lat-Long.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.