Gunpowder

Gunpowder is a locality in Harford County, Maryland. Gunpowder is situated nearby to the locality Goosepond Estates, as well as near the neighborhood Joppa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McComas Institute and Jerusalem Mill Village.

McComas Institute

Historic building

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McComas Institute is a historic school located at Joppa, Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school was built in 1867, and is a one-story frame structure with a gable roof, five bays long and three bays wide, and resting on a stone foundation. McComas Institute is situated 2 miles north of Gunpowder.

Jerusalem Mill Village

Protected area

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Jerusalem Mill Village is a living history museum that spans the 18th through early 20th centuries. One of the oldest and most intact mill villages in the U.S. state of Maryland, Jerusalem is located in Harford County, along the Little Gunpowder Falls River. Jerusalem Mill Village is situated 2 miles northwest of Gunpowder.

Jericho Covered Bridge

Bridge

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The Jericho Covered Bridge is a Burr arch through truss wooden covered bridge near Jerusalem, Harford County and Kingsville, Baltimore County, in Maryland, United States and near historic Jerusalem Mill Village. Jericho Covered Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Gunpowder.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joppa and Franklinville.

Joppa

Neighborhood

Joppa is a former colonial town and current planning region of Harford County, Maryland, United States. Joppa was founded as a British settlement on the Gunpowder River in 1707 and designated as the third county seat of Baltimore County in 1712.