Brooklyn Park in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Formerly Brooklyn Park High School

Photographed By F. Robby, August 7, 2014

1. Formerly Brooklyn Park High School Marker

Inscription. Brooklyn Park High School opened its doors in September 1954, with Slater W. Bryant, Jr. as its first principal. Sounds of construction echoed down hallways, as workers hurried to finish the new building. Before closing in 1990, the school had graduated more than 7000 students, and is remembered for the preeminent education it offered. B.P.H.S. was the cornerstone of the community, and with The Bee as its official mascot, remains forever etched in the hearts of its alumni.

Erected 2011 by The Class of 1960, the B.P.H.S. Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1954.

Location. 39° 12.943′ N, 76° 37.141′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. Marker is on Hammonds Lane, 0.2 miles west of Governor Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 Hammonds Ln, Brooklyn MD 21225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Patrick Henry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pumphrey

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(approx. one mile away); Pumphrey Elementary School (approx. 1.1 miles away); For God and Country (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Veterans (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Photographed By F. Robby, August 7, 2014

2. Formerly Brooklyn Park High School Marker

Brooklyn Park High School image. Click for full size.

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3. Brooklyn Park High School

Historic photo from BPHS Alumni Association website: http://www.bphsaa.com/beeshome.html.

Brooklyn Park Middle School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By F. Robby, August 7, 2014

4. Brooklyn Park Middle School

Same building as the former high school, now renovated as a middle school feeder to North County High School, which was created when Brooklyn Park merged with Andover high school in 1991.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2014, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,541 times since then and 235 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2018, by Richard Stack of Linthicum Heights, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2014, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.