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Located in Ellicott City, Howard County,
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, New Cut Landfill, is also referred to as Worthington Park, Worthington Dog Park, and Worthington Elementary.
Rock Hill College Rock Hill College was a boys' boarding school located in Ellicott City, Maryland. The school was divided into two departments: preparatory (for ages nine and up) and collegiate. The curriculum was based on physical education, sciences, and class ...
operated a recreation facility named "Forty Acres on New Cut" between 1894 and 1922. The 83 acre new cut landfill closed in 1980. In 1985 the county sought bids from a Pennsylvania company to burn methane gas in generators. New Cut groundwater was found to be contaminated from deposits of paint solvents. In 1993, the county approved installation of city water around New Cut after contaminants including
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exceeded federal drinking water levels. In September 2011, 2,000
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s were installed on landfill property converted to parkland and later a
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. The panels were paid for by a Maryland Department of Energy Grant.


See also

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Alpha Ridge Landfill The Alpha Ridge Landfill (Alpha Ridge Sanitary Landfill) is a municipal solid waste landfill located in Marriottsville, Maryland, once known as the postal town of Alpha, Maryland. Alpha Ridge is the third official landfill built in Howard County ...
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Carr's Mill Landfill The Carr's Mill Landfill (JTC Carrs Mill Landfill) is a controversial landfill in Howard County, Maryland in the United States. Its official address is 15900 Carrs Mill Road in Lisbon, Maryland. Carr's Mill is the second official landfill built in ...
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Bon Air Manor (Ellicott City, Maryland) Bon Air Manor or Benson's Park is a historic plantation home located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Bon Air Manor is a historic gatehouse to the original Benson's Park Manor. Benson's Manor was a 250-acre parcel patented by Daniel ...


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