Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census,the population was 334,529. Since there are no incorporated municipalities,there is no incorporated county seat either. Therefore,its county seat is the unincorporated community of Ellicott City. Howard County is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The county is part of the Central Maryland region of the state.
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River,25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and about 30 miles (50 km) east of Washington,D.C.,Annapolis forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded its population as 40,812,an increase of 6.3% since 2010.
The Battle of Brice's Cross Roads,also known as the Battle of Tishomingo Creek or the Battle of Guntown,was fought on Friday,June 10,1864,near Baldwyn,Mississippi,then part of the Confederate States of America. A Federal expedition from Memphis,Tennessee,of 4,800 infantry and 3,300 cavalry,under the command of Brigadier-General Samuel D. Sturgis,was defeated by a Confederate force of 3,500 cavalry under the command of Major-General Nathan B. Forrest. The battle was a victory for the Confederates. Forrest inflicted heavy casualties on the Federal force and captured more than 1,600 prisoners of war,18 artillery pieces,and wagons loaded with supplies. Once Sturgis reached Memphis,he asked to be relieved of his command.
Morris Island is an 840-acre (3.4 km2) uninhabited island in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina,accessible only by boat. The island lies in the outer reaches of the harbor and was thus a strategic location in the American Civil War. The island is part of the cities of Charleston and Folly Beach,in Charleston County.
The Battle of South Mountain,known in several early Southern accounts as the Battle of Boonsboro Gap,was fought on September 14,1862,as part of the Maryland campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles were fought for possession of three South Mountain passes:Crampton's,Turner's,and Fox's Gaps.
The Battle of Brandy Station,also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill,was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War,as well as the largest ever to take place on American soil. It was fought on June 9,1863,around Brandy Station,Virginia,at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry.
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is a public community college in Arnold,Maryland. The college was founded in 1961 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The community college offers letters of recognition,46 associate degree programs,and 62 certificate programs through its five schools.
The Battle of Port Republic was fought on June 9,1862,in Rockingham County,Virginia,as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Port Republic was a fierce contest between two equally determined foes and was the most costly battle fought by Jackson's Army of the Valley during its campaign. Together,the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic were the decisive victories in Jackson's Valley Campaign,forcing the Union armies to retreat and leaving Jackson free to reinforce Gen. Robert E. Lee for the Seven Days Battles outside Richmond,Virginia.
The Battle of Parker's Cross Roads was fought on December 31,1862,in Henderson County,Tennessee,during the American Civil War.
The American Battlefield Trust is a charitable organization whose primary focus is in the preservation of battlefields of the Revolutionary War,the War of 1812,and the American Civil War,through the acquisition of battlefield land. The American Battlefield Trust was formerly known as the Civil War Trust. On May 8,2018,the organization announced the creation of the American Battlefield Trust as the umbrella organization for two divisions,the Civil War Trust and the Revolutionary War Trust,which was formerly known as "Campaign 1776".
Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg,Washington County,northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17,1862.
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates hundreds of thousands of charitable organizations based in the United States,operating as a free 501(c)(3) organization. It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability,adherence to best practices for both accountability and transparency,and results reporting. It is the largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities in the United States. It does not accept any advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates.
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County,New York,United States. The historic site is south of the Village of Sackets Harbor,bordering Lake Ontario in the Town of Hounsfield. Two battles were fought near this location during the War of 1812. Some 3,000 men worked at the shipyard building warships,and the village was fortified and garrisoned with thousands of troops.
The Princeton Battlefield in Princeton,Mercer County,New Jersey,United States,is where American and British troops fought each other on January 3,1777,in the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War. The battle ended when the British soldiers in Nassau Hall surrendered. This success,following those at the Battle of Trenton on December 26,1776,and the Battle of the Assunpink Creek the day before,helped improve American morale.
The Glorieta Pass Battlefield was the site of an American Civil War battle that ended Confederate ambitions to cut off the West from the Union. The Battle of Glorieta Pass took place on March 26–28,1862,at Glorieta Pass,on the Santa Fe Trail between the Pecos River and Santa Fe,New Mexico. The pass,and the battlefield,are now bisected by Interstate 25. Two portions of the battlefield,now publicly owned and operated by the National Park Service as part of Pecos National Historical Park,were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non-profit organization established by the Maryland General Assembly in 1985. Its mission is to support restoration and environmental education efforts that improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and Maryland's other natural resources. The organization makes millions of dollars in grants per year. The organization receives no public tax dollars. It is funded primarily through sales of commemorative Chesapeake Bay license plates,voluntary donations to the Chesapeake and Endangered Species Fund,and partnerships with other funders and foundations. Headquartered in Annapolis,Maryland,the organization has repeatedly received four stars from Charity Navigator,an independent charity evaluator.
The Belmont Estate, now Belmont Manor and Historic Park,is a former plantation located at Elkridge,Howard County,Maryland,United States. Founded in the 1730s and known in the Colonial period as "Moore's Morning Choice",it was one of the earliest forced-labor farms in Howard County,Maryland. Its 1738 plantation house is one of the finest examples of Colonial Georgian architectural style in Maryland.
No One Left Behind (NOLB) is a charity and veteran service organization that was founded by a US Army Captain Matt Zeller and his Afghan Interpreter,Janis Shinwary. Other co-founders include U.S Army Captain Jason S. Gorey and Brian Steblay. NOLB provides emergency financial aid,employment opportunities,and used vehicles to former Afghan and Iraqi interpreters who resettle in the United States through the Special Immigrant Visas program. Over 50,000 interpreters served with United States forces in Afghanistan and Iraq since the attacks of September 11,2001. No One Left Behind operates as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Robert Emmet Lighthizer is an American attorney and government official who was the U.S. Trade Representative in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021.
Seth Adam Howard is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 30B since 2015.
