Finksburg is an

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in Carroll County,

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, United States. It is the location of the

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Central Facility. Finksburg is located at the intersection of Maryland Routes 91 and

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, on the border of Carroll and

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counties. It is an unincorporated area approximately one mile northwest of the

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and six miles southeast of

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. It is also mentioned in Season 3 Episode 8 of mayday. Finksburg is named after Adam Fink, owner of a local tavern and toll road in the early 19th century.

Modern day

The Finksburg community is protected by the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company. The area is served by Sandymount Elementary, Shiloh Middle, and Westminster High Schools. Gerstell Academy, an independent K-12 school is also located in Finksburg. Across the street sits the 13,805 sq. ft. Finksburg Branch of the Carroll County Public Library which opened in 2009 and "was the first green building in Carroll County" Finksburg is host to the Roaring Run Community Park, a small sports complex with four baseball diamonds, as well as Sandymount Park which features walking paths, tennis courts, a basketball court, playground, three baseball diamonds, and six grass athletic fields. The Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple and the Evergreen Memorial Gardens cemetery are located in Finksburg. ''

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is interred at the Sandy Mount United Methodist Church's cemetery in an unmarked grave. Finksburg was referenced in Season 5, Episode 9 of the television comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Yearly, the

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training camp hosts practice in Owings Mills, several miles away. Former Ravens players

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lived locally.

Transportation

The

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of the

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in nearby

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, is a 15-minute drive by car from Finksburg and provides subway access to

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History

* 1849 – Edward Remington and the Patapsco Mining Company opened

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mines near Finksburg * 1855 –

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reached Finksburg * 1856 – A. L. Hoover was

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of Finksburg, earning $63.60 for the year * 1858 – Cobalt mining was unprofitable and mines were closed for financial reasons * 1866 –

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was the most popular sport, the "Star" of Finksburg was the local club (team) * 1873 – The Alpha Farmers' Club of Carroll County was established * 1881 – The Finksburg Literary Society organized lecturers for Friday night meetings at the Mechanics' Hall. Admission was 5 cents. * 1888 – L. A. J. Lamotte operated a business for

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corn * 1935 – Sandymount Elementary School began as a three-room stone building consolidating the smaller one room schools of Reese, Bethel, and Sandymount. *2002 – Independent K-12 school Gerstell Academy opens ''Timeline information generally taken from:'' Warner, Nancy, Ralph Levering and Margaret Taylor Woltz. ''Carroll County Maryland: A History 1837–1976''. Carroll County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

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was listed on the

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in 2008. The Taylor-Manning-Leppo House was listed in 2009.

References

External links

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