Glyndon in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Railroad Ave

Community Well, Pump House, and Watering Trough

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 29, 2021

1. Railroad Ave Marker

Inscription. Glyndon's "pump house" dates to October 1915, when the Glyndon Volunteer Fire Company decided to dig a new well to meet the community's water needs. The Fire Company, located at the time at 41 Railroad Avenue and led by President C.H. Whittle (pictured), selected this spot for the well. The company leased the land from the Western Maryland Railway, and the Ladies of Glyndon designed the pump house and the concrete watering trough. After completion of the work in November 1916, a resolution hailed the project as "an artesian well with a bountiful supply of good, pure water."

The old Train Station, which became a U.S. Post Office in 1974, can be seen to the far right. Glyndon street signs, like this Railroad Avenue sign, were in place 1988-2016.

This marker created 2016 by Historic Glyndon, Inc.

Erected 2016 by Historic Glyndon, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1915.

Location. 39° 28.488′ N, 76° 49.158′ W. Marker is in Glyndon, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Railroad Ave.,

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on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glyndon MD 21071, 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 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: Glyndon Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Glyndon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Emory Grove (approx. 0.3 miles away); “Buffalo Soldiers” (approx. 0.9 miles away); Colonel William Norris (approx. one mile away); John and Margaret Reister (approx. one mile away); From the Great Wagon Road to Main Street (approx. one mile away); Becoming Reisterstown (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glyndon.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 29, 2021

2. Railroad Ave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2021, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2021, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.