River Hill Farm

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River Hill House
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Location of River Hill House in Maryland
Nearest city Clarksville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°11′40″N76°54′57″W / 39.19444°N 76.91583°W / 39.19444; -76.91583 Coordinates: 39°11′40″N76°54′57″W / 39.19444°N 76.91583°W / 39.19444; -76.91583
Built 18th century

River Hill Farm is a historic slave plantation located in Clarksville in Howard County, Maryland, United States. River Hill Farm resided on a land tract patented as "Four Brothers Portion". The house was built in the 18th century out of field stone with stucco covering. Outbuilding included a slave quarters. The 500 acre property was the home of Major Henry Owings of Owingsville.

Plantations in the American South aspect of the history of the American South

Plantations are an important aspect of the history of the American South, particularly the antebellum era. The mild subtropical climate, plentiful rainfall, and fertile soils of the southeastern United States allowed the flourishing of large plantations, where large numbers of workers, usually Africans held captive for slave labor, were required for agricultural production.

Clarksville, Maryland Unincorporated community in Maryland

Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Howard County; the second wealthiest county in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The community is named for William Clark, a farmer who owned much of the land on which the community now lies and served as a postal stop that opened on the 4th of July 1851.

Howard County, Maryland county located 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.

In 1972, Rouse used the River Hill farm as a game preserve while other sections were being developed. Howard Research and Development placed the Game Manager lived in the historic house. In 1974 The property was proposed for use as a landfill, but Alpha Ridge Landfill was selected. The house was not preserved or submitted for the historic registry by the Rouse Company. It was demolished for the development of Pointers Run. [1] [2]

Alpha Ridge Landfill

The Alpha Ridge Landfill is a municipal solid waste landfill located in Marriottsville, Maryland, once known as the postal town of Alpha, Maryland.

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References

  1. ↑ "HO-158" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Missy Burke; Robin Emrich; Barbara Kellner. Oh, You must live in Columbia. p. 113.
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