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

Emory Grove

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

1. Emory Grove Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1868 for the purpose of promoting the cause of morality and religion by holding camp meetings under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Incorporated 1871 and reincorporated 1884 under present name of the Emory Grove Association of Baltimore City.

Erected by Baltimore County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 39° 28.631′ N, 76° 48.813′ W. Marker is in Glyndon, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is at the intersection of Butler Road (Maryland Route 128) and Waugh Avenue, on the left on Butler Road. 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

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: Glyndon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Railroad Ave (approx. 0.3 miles away); Glyndon Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nicholson’s Manor (approx. 1.2 miles away); “Buffalo Soldiers” (approx. 1.2 miles away); From the Great Wagon Road to Main Street (approx. 1.3 miles away); Becoming Reisterstown (approx. 1.3 miles away); John and Margaret Reister (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glyndon.

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Entrance to Emory Grove Camp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

2. Entrance to Emory Grove Camp

Cabins at Emory Grove image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

3. Cabins at Emory Grove

Main Building at Emory Grove image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

4. Main Building at Emory Grove

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,586 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.