Arcadia is located in
Baltimore County
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,
Maryland
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, United States.
The population as of the
2000 census for zip code 21155, part of which covers Arcadia, was 2349.
The town of Arcadia has many attractions and events. Three such events are the Annual Arcadia Bluegrass Festival, the Arcadia Championship Demolition Derbies and the annual show held by the Maryland Steam Historical Society, Inc. which features steam engines, antique cars, tractor pulls, country music and a flea market, among other attractions.
Arcadia is a rural town. The post office is signed "Upperco". There is no police department, no mayor or any other town governance. There is one church (Lutheran), Arcadia Volunteer Fire Company, the carnival grounds and a railroad track that passes through it. In recent decades there was a small independent convenience store and a
Chrysler dealership, neither of which exist today. It is adjacent to
Maryland Route 30 between the much larger towns of
Reistertown and
Hampstead.
Notable persons from Arcadia
*
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
Otis Stocksdale
Otis Hinkley Stocksdale (Old Gray Fox) (August 7, 1871 – March 15, 1933) was an American professional baseball player who played four seasons for the Washington Senators, Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles.
He was born in Arcadia, M ...
was born in Arcadia on August 7, 1871.
Arcadia in media
*Arcadia, MD, became well known when it was chosen as the model for the fictional hometown, also called Arcadia, on the 2003–2005
CBS
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television series
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''
Joan of Arcadia''.
References
External links
Washington Post article about Arcadia, Md.Maryland SteamArcadia Volunteer Fire Company
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Populated places in Baltimore County, Maryland