Waterloo is an

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located in Howard County in the

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. Located at the intersection of Waterloo Road and Washington Boulevard, the neighborhood is encompassed mostly by Jessup and partially by Elkridge.

History

Spurrier's Tavern Spurrier's Tavern was a well-known tavern and horse-changing depot which stood by the main road between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. (now U.S. Route 1) from 1771 to 1835 near what is now Jessup, Maryland. George Washington visited the tavern se ...

was a prominent location along the post road from Philadelphia to Georgetown. During the

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, Spurrier's tavern was significant as a supply and resting point for the

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;

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was a frequent visitor. It became the central meeting place of the Elk Ridge Militia. The tavern was renamed to "Waterloo" in 1815 by the innkeeper after the

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. Hence, the area around the tavern followed the name of "Waterloo". The greater Waterloo area is now referenced as Jessup. The

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Waterloo barracks retain the old name of the community.

Neighborhoods

* Cedar Villa Heights, a mid twentieth century neighborhood located off Cedar Avenue. * Dorset Gardens at Blue Stream, a new townhouse community located adjacent to the U.S. 1 Flea Market. * Howard Square, a major

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initiated in 2013 located across from the Waterloo Barracks. * Lark Brown, a townhouse and commercial community located on Old Waterloo Road and Lark Brown Road. * Mission Place, an apartment complex on Mission Road and Washington Boulevard * Montevideo, an established residential community located at the crossroads of Montevideo Road and Forest and Wigley Avenues. * Ridgely's Run, a small light residential neighborhood with a community center located off of Mission Road.

Education

Currently, no schools exist in the immediate area of Waterloo. The closest schools include Deep Run Elementary School on Old Waterloo Road, Thomas Viaduct Middle School in Oxford Square, Bollman Bridge Elementary School and Patuxent Valley Middle School in

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. In 2016, funding has been requested to construct a new high school on the Mission Road Quarry Site, currently owned by Savage Stone. The school would alleviate crowding along the Route 1 Corridor.

Industry

Waterloo includes a number of large industrial centers. * East Columbia Marketpace * Maryland Wholesale Food Market * Maryland Seafood Market * US 1 Flea Market

Public transit

Waterloo is 1.9 miles (a four-minute drive) from

Jessup station Jessup station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line The Camden Line is a MARC commuter rail line that runs for between Union Station, Washington, D.C., and Camden Station, Baltimore, Maryland, over the CSX Capital Subdivisio ...

(

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). The area is also served by a number of bus routes that interchange at the Maryland Wholesale Food Market Transportation Hub. They include

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408/Gold, 409/Purple, 410/Silver and MTA 320.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Maryland Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Maryland