Lapidum
Lapidum is a ghost town in Harford County, Maryland, USA, located at the head of navigation of the Susquehanna River on the west bank across from Port Deposit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Lapidum, Maryland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal and Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge.
Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal
Pond
The Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal between Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and Havre de Grace, Maryland, at the head of Chesapeake Bay, provided an interstate shipping alternative to 19th-century arks, rafts, and boats plying the difficult waters of the lower Susquehanna River.
Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge carries Interstate 95 over the Susquehanna River between Cecil County and Harford County, Maryland. The toll bridge carries 29 million vehicles annually. Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lapidum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Deposit and Frenchtown.
Port Deposit
Village
Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River near its discharge into the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 653 at the 2010 census.
Frenchtown
Hamlet
Frenchtown is an unincorporated community immediately north of Perryville in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Frenchtown is situated 3 miles southeast of Lapidum.
Hopewell Village
Neighborhood
Hopewell Village is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It lies at an elevation of 449 feet. Hopewell Village is situated 4 miles west of Lapidum.
Lapidum
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Harford County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.59789° or 39° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-76.12884° or 76° 7′ 44″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87F5HVXC+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 157592719OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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Explore places such as Lapidum Heights and Silver Acres.
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