Rocky Ridge is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Frederick County,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
, United States. The name "Rocky Ridge" likely refers to a ridge of
ironstone which runs through the area.
History
The Rocky Ridge area was settled by several families by the mid-18th century, at which time it was known as Ogleton, after the Ogle family.
It has spent most of its life as a "crossroads village," being centered on the intersection of the roads that today are
Maryland Route 76 and
Maryland Route 77. It was a railroad depot in the latter half of the 19th century; the
Western Maryland Railway reached Rocky Ridge in 1870, and the Emmitsburg Railroad connected with it there in 1875. Highlighting the importance of the railroads in its existence, the Rocky Ridge stretch of
Maryland Route 76 is known as Motters Station Road after Joshua Motter, president of the Emmitsburg Railroad.
Rocky Ridge had two active church congregations by the mid-19th century, and got its own
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
in 1870.
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1979.
, located between Rocky Ridge and
Thurmont, was listed in 1978.
Tourism
The town is known for the "Big Slide," a forty-foot tall wooden
slide
Slide or Slides may refer to:
Places
* Slide, California, former name of Fortuna, California
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums
* ''Slide'' (Lisa Germano album), 1998
* ''Slide'' (George Clanton album), 2018
*''Slide'', by Patrick Glees ...
, built by volunteers in 1950.
The slide is located in Mount Tabor Park, a park founded by Mount Tabor Church in the early 20th century and still administered by the church today. The park is said to have been used for religious revivals.
References
External links
Monocacy Church of the BrethrenNational Register eligibility review form - Rocky Ridge Survey District
Unincorporated communities in Frederick County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland
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