Millersville is an
unincorporated community in
Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, United States. Population was 20,965 in 2015 based on American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) data.
Geography
Millersville is located at (39.0596, -76.6480).
History
Millersville, named for the first Postmaster, George Miller, was the first Post Office to be established, on July 24, 1841, along the
Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad
The Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad, later the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad, once provided rail service to Annapolis, Maryland, and was one of the earliest railroads in the U.S. It later merged into the Washington, Baltimore and ...
(the A & E).
[Smith, Chester M., Jr., and Kay, John L. (1984). ''The Postal History of Maryland, The Delmarva Peninsula, And The District of Columbia: The Post Offices and First Postmasters from 1775 to 1984'', p. 71. Burtonsville, Md: The Depot. Library of Congress Card No. 84-72653.] Completed in 1840, the A & E was one of the earliest rail lines in the U.S., connecting
Annapolis
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
with the
Washington Branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...
. Today, Millersville is largely suburban, but the core of the historic village remains. The
Childs Residence, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1986, is a focal point of the new bike trail that passes through the historic core.
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Education
Secondary schools
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Elvaton Christian Academy'
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Old Mill High School
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Rockbridge Academy'
*Olde Mill Christian Academy
*Old Mill Middle North
*Old Mill Middle South
*Severna Park Middle School (serves Millersville students residing in Shipley’s Choice and Brittingham)
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Severna Park High School (serves Millersville students residing in Shipley’s Choice and Brittingham)
Colleges and universities
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Anne Arundel Community College
288-acre park
Parks and recreation
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Baltimore & Annapolis Trail
The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail is a rail trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The trail starts at Boulter's Way in Arnold and ends near Baltimore Light Rail's Cromwell Station in Glen Burnie. Starting near Annapolis at Jonas Green Park, ...
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Kinder Farm Park
Kinder Farm Park is a park located in rural Millersvile, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily loca ...
* Southgate/Old Mill Park
References
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Unincorporated communities in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland