Alpha, Maryland
Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.
Alpha is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between Marriottsville, and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial Alpha Ridge Landfill. It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.
References
- ^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ William Neal Hurley (1997). Our Maryland Heritage, Book 5: The King Families. Heritage Books. p. 173.
- ^ The Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, Volume 7. p. 814.
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