Granite

Granite is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Originally known as Waltersville, it was renamed Granite in recognition of its principal product.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland
  • Also known as: “Granite, Maryland”, “Granite, MD”, and “Waltersville”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Granite Historic District and Woodstock College.

Memorial
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is a national historic district in Granite, , , United States. It comprises the focus of a rural quarrying community located in the of western Baltimore County, Maryland.

School building
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was a seminary that existed from 1869 to 1974. It was the oldest Jesuit seminary in the United States. The school was located in , west of , from its establishment until 1969, when it moved to , where it operated in cooperation with the Union Theological Seminary and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodstock and Marriottsville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community which is a suburb of , , United States. The original village of is located in , and also includes portions of and .

Village
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is an unincorporated community in , and , , United States. is located along Road near the Carroll County line, 10.3 miles north-northwest of . is situated 2½ miles west of Granite.

Locality
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was an unincorporated town in , , United States. It was located along the and is now within . is situated 3 miles west of Granite.

Granite

Latitude
39.34233° or 39° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
-76.85394° or 76° 51′ 14″ west
Elevation
436 feet (133 metres)
Open location code
87F584RW+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 130014346
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4356614
Wiki­data ID
Q5595819
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Granite” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “格拉尼特 (馬里蘭州)”
  • Chinese: “格拉尼特”
  • French: “Granite”
  • Irish: “Granite”
  • Persian: “گرانیت، مریلند”
  • Persian: “گرانیت”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قرانیت، مریلند”
  • Turkish: “Granite, Maryland”
  • Turkish: “Granite”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Granite Missionary Baptist Church and Granite Presbyterian Church.

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