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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Industrial area
- Description: shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland, US
- Also known as: “Maryland Steel”, “Sparrows Point Shipyard and Industrial Complex”, and “Tradepoint Atlantic”
- Historically known as: “Bethlehem Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Shipyard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Carroll Light and Craighill Channel Upper Range Rear Light.
Fort Carroll Light
Lighthouse
Photo: WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: boothy443, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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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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”
- Japanese: “ベスレヘム・スパローズ・ポイント造船所”
- Slovak: “Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard”
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