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Hunt Valley in Cockeysville in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

White Marble Block

 
 
White Marble Block Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2019
1. White Marble Block Marker
Inscription. From the railroad track bed of Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad, below Padonia Road bridge. Cut out area in block is to hold rail track. Cockeysville marble, found during construction of the Light Rail.

Historical Society of Baltimore County

www.hsobc.org (410-666-1878)
 
Erected by Baltimore County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
 
Location. 39° 27.6′ N, 76° 37.656′ W. Marker is in Cockeysville, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is in Hunt Valley. It is on Van Buren Lane. This marker is on the grounds of the Baltimore County Historical Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville MD 21030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Property Boundary Marker (here, next to this marker); Millstone (here, next to this marker); Cornerstone from Wesley Chapel (here, next to this marker); Third and Last County Almshouse (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II and Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Field of Honor (approx. 0.4 miles
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away); Memorial to Marylanders-Liberation of Kuwait (approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial to All Marylanders who lost lives to Terrorists (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cockeysville.
 
White Marble Block Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2019
2. White Marble Block Marker
White Marble Block Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2019
3. White Marble Block Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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