Long Green, Maryland

Long Green, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Long Green, Maryland
Location within the State of Maryland
Long Green, Maryland
Long Green, Maryland (the US)
Coordinates: 39°28′22″N 076°31′23″W / 39.47278°N 76.52306°W / 39.47278; -76.52306Coordinates: 39°28′22″N 076°31′23″W / 39.47278°N 76.52306°W / 39.47278; -76.52306
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Baltimore
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 590695

Long Green is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.[1] Until 1958, the community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost 15.8. Prospect Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[2]

Long Green was once home to an Amish community. The Amish community in Long Green was founded in 1833 and lasted for 120 years, before disappearing in the 1950s. The community was founded by Lancaster County Amish, but few settlers moved to the area because Maryland was a slave state at the time. Few Amish people crossed the Mason–Dixon line, due to the Amish opposition to slavery. An Amish meetinghouse was constructed in 1899, but the community never grew large. The community dwindled in size over time, with the last Amish person dying in 1953.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Green, Maryland
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Amish". Amish America. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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