Colora, Maryland

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Colora, Maryland
Unincorporated community
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Colora
Location of Colora in Maryland
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Colora
Colora (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°40′19″N76°05′55″W / 39.67194°N 76.09861°W / 39.67194; -76.09861
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
County Flag of Cecil County, Maryland.gif Cecil
Elevation
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299 ft (91 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
21917
Area code 410
FIPS code 24-24015
GNIS feature ID583852 [1]
Other nameWest Nottingham [1]
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Colora is an unincorporated community in western Cecil County, Maryland, United States, near Conowingo and Port Deposit.

The ZIP Code of this area is 21917, and has some historic houses and some new structures, including several development neighborhoods.

It is also home to an apple orchard named "Colora Orchards" and to the school called West Nottingham Academy, from which former NBA player Josh Boone graduated in 2002. The school also educated famous contemporary artist Eric Fischl.

Colora is the location of Colora Meetinghouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [3] The West Nottingham Academy Historic District was listed in 1990. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colora". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  2. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" . Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.


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