Gunpowder Falls State Park
Sweathouse Branch Wildlands
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Established in 1995, the Sweethouse Branch Wildlands protects 800 acres of pristine watershed along the Big Gunpowder Falls. No mechanical vehicles, including bicycles, are permitted in the Wildlands.
The Sweathouse Branch Wildlands provides an ideal environment for small-mouth bass, catfish, eel, carp and brown trout. The area has abundant wildflowers, including Virginia bluebell, mullein, hepatica and anemone, plus 14 kinds of fern. Virginia pine dominates the ridge line, with chestnut oak, scarlet oak, black oak and hickory taking over on the descent into the valley. Tulip, poplar, beech, white and red oak, red and sugar maple, and black walnut thrive in the lower valley, with sycamore, sweet gum, box elder, willow and alder growing along the river bank.
Erected by Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1995.
Location. 39° 25.686′ N, 76° 26.652′ W. Marker is in Perry Hall, Maryland, in Baltimore
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harry Dorsey Gough (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sweathouse Road (approx. Ύ mile away); Perry Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Baltimore Embroidery / The Tanner Homestead (approx. 1.4 miles away); Germantown (approx. 1½ miles away); Camp Chapel (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Harry Dorsey Gough (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perry Hall.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,501 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on July 1, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
