Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

MA and PA Heritage Trail

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 9, 2019

1. The MA and PA Heritage Trail Marker

Inscription. The Liriodendron mansion was built in 1898 as a summer home away from the heat of the Kellys’ Mount Vernon home. The mansion was named after the tulip poplar trees that shade the 200-acre grounds. The Kelly family lived in the mansion until the 1980s. The property was sold to Harford County and the Liriodendron Foundation was formed to manage the park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 39° 32.13′ N, 76° 21.645′ W. Marker is in Bel Air, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on West Broadway west of Richardson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 West Broadway, Bel Air MD 21014, 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

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Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: MA & PA Heritage Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Daybreak by Richard Goldsborough Brink (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Built 1898 Liriodendron (approx. half a mile away); The Norris House (approx. half a mile away); Sacred to the Memory of the Men of Harford County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 0.6 miles away); Frederick Ward Park (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bel Air.

MA and PA Heritage Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 9, 2019

2. MA and PA Heritage Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on May 25, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.