Unionville, Frederick County, Maryland

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Unionville, Maryland
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Unionville
Location in Maryland
Coordinates: 39°28′29″N77°11′08″W / 39.47472°N 77.18556°W / 39.47472; -77.18556 [1]
Country United States
State Maryland
County Frederick
Elevation
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440 ft (130 m)
GNIS feature ID591457 [1]

Unionville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [1] It is located approximately halfway between Frederick and Westminster, just east of Libertytown off Maryland Route 26 (Liberty Road). The Pearre-Metcalfe House, which sits on Albaugh Road, just outside the town's center, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [2]

Unionville holds the world record for most rainfall recorded in one minute. On July 4, 1956, 1.23 inches of rain fell in one minute. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unionville, Frederick County, Maryland
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. "America's Heaviest Rainfall Records". The Weather Channel. Retrieved August 27, 2017.