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

Ma & Pa Heritage Trail

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 4, 2016

1. Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Marker

Inscription. The Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad was established in 1901. The route meandered 77 miles over 111 bridges and through 58 stations to connect Baltimore, MD and York, PA. The trail carried passengers and freight including slate products, coal, canned food, furniture, milk and mail.

The loss of the mail contract and the growth in the use of automobiles doomed the rail service. Mail and passenger service ended in 1954 and freight services ended in 1958. Some Pennsylvania sections remained in use until 1978.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 39° 31.614′ N, 76° 22.055′ W. Marker is in Bel Air, Maryland, in Harford County. It can be reached from Ma & Pa Heritage Trail. Marker is about midway on this 4 mile section of the trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North

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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: Susquehannock Environmental Center (approx. ¼ mile away); Ma & Pa Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Ma & Pa Heritage Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Daybreak by Richard Goldsborough Brink (approx. 0.4 miles away); Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Heavenly Waters Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); The Famous MA & PA (approx. 0.7 miles away); MA and PA Heritage Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bel Air.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, September 15, 2016

2. Ma & Pa Heritage Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 612 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on June 28, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 15, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.