Skidmore, Maryland

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Skidmore, Maryland
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Skidmore, Maryland
Skidmore, Maryland (the US)
Coordinates: 39°01′16″N76°24′55″W / 39.02111°N 76.41528°W / 39.02111; -76.41528 Coordinates: 39°01′16″N76°24′55″W / 39.02111°N 76.41528°W / 39.02111; -76.41528
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Skidmore is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. [1] The community is the western terminus of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge as well as the location of Sandy Point State Park. Sandy Point Shoal Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

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Anne Arundel County, Maryland county in Maryland, United States

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References

  1. "Geographic Names Information System". Skidmore (Populated Place). U.S. Geological Survey. 2009-01-29.
  2. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.