Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard

The Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard was a shipyard founded as Maryland Steel in Sparrows Point, Maryland, US, in 1887 and still in operation in the 2020s under new ownership and a new name.

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Type: Industrial area
Description: shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland, US
Also known as: “Maryland Steel”, “Sparrows Point Shipyard and Industrial Complex”, “Tradepoint Atlantic”, and “ベスレヘム・スパローズ・ポイント造船所”
Historically known as: “Bethlehem Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Shipyard”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Carroll and Fort Carroll Light.

Fort Carroll

Islet

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Fort Carroll is a 3.4-acre artificial island and abandoned hexagonal sea fort in the middle of the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore, Maryland. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Fort Carroll Light

Lighthouse

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Fort Carroll Light is a derelict lighthouse consisting of a short wooden tower on the walls of its namesake fortifications in the Patapsco River. Fort Carroll Light is situated 1½ miles west of Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard.

Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light

Lighthouse

The Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light is one of a pair of range lights that marks the second section of the shipping channel into Baltimore harbor. Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light is situated 1½ miles east of Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparrows Point and Fort Howard.

Sparrows Point

Suburb

Sparrows Point is an industrial area in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Edgemere. Named after Thomas Sparrow, landowner, it was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by Bethlehem Steel, known for steelmaking and shipbuilding.

Fort Howard

Neighborhood

Fort Howard is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 303 at the 2010 census. Fort Howard is situated 2½ miles east of Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard.

Edgemere

Village

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Edgemere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2010 census. Edgemere is situated 3 miles northeast of Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard.

Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard

Categories: shipyard and industry
Location: Baltimore County, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.21952° or 39° 13′ 10″ north

Longitude

-76.49248° or 76° 29′ 33″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87F56G95+R2

GeoNames ID

7275474

Wikidata ID

Q4898067

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Slovak—“Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard” goes by many names.

Czech: “Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard”
French: “Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard”
German: “Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard”
Japanese: “スパローズ・ポイント造船所”
Slovak: “Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sollers and Sollers Point.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Humphrey Creek and Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters.

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