Henryton, Maryland

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Henryton, Maryland
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Henryton
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Henryton
Henryton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′04″N76°54′48″W / 39.35111°N 76.91333°W / 39.35111; -76.91333
Country United States
State Maryland
County Caroll
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Henryton was an unincorporated town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. [1] It was located along the Patapsco River and is now within Patapsco Valley State Park. Henryton was the site of the Henryton State Hospital, which was originally constructed as a tuberculosis sanatorium and later housed mentally disabled people.

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History

Henryton was a rural village of about 11 houses and a store near the B&O Railroad tracks and the Patapsco River, named for Henry DeVries, a 19th-century landowner. In addition to farming and trapping, residents sold pulpwood and worked in nearby quarries. A 1960 memoir recalls walking 4 miles along the railroad tracks each way to go to the movies in Sykesville. [2] In 1922–23, the Henryton State Hospital was built there, with its boiler house at the Henryton Road railroad crossing. This led to the roads being paved and the village becoming less rural. [2] A small station stood across the railroad from the boiler house; the station has been demolished, and the hospital buildings were likewise demolished in 2013. [3] The Henryton Road bridge across the Patapsco was destroyed in 1972 by Tropical Storm Agnes and was not replaced. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". Henryton (Populated Place). U.S. Geological Survey. January 29, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Ashcraft, Mary Ann (June 29, 2019) [July 10, 2015]. "A history of Henryton" . The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on March 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Old Main Line Photo Tour: Henryton". Trainweb. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "A Little Piece Of Heaven With Hellish Road To Get There" . The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2021 [July 19, 2009]. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Tropical Storm Agnes cut the road in 1972 by washing out the bridge across the Patapsco River.
  5. ↑ The Patapsco Regional Greenway (PDF). Baltimore Regional Council. 2017. p. 100.


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