Colora is an
unincorporated community in western
Cecil County
Cecil County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725. The county seat is Elkton. The county was n ...
,
Maryland, United States, near
Conowingo and
Port Deposit.
The
ZIP code of this area is 21917, and has some historic houses and some new structures, such as some development neighborhoods.
It is also home to an apple orchard named "Colora Orchards" and to the school called
West Nottingham Academy, from which former NBA player
Josh Boone graduated in 2002. The school also educated famous contemporary artist
Eric Fischl.
Colora is the location of
Colora Meetinghouse
The Colora Meetinghouse is a historic Friends (or Quaker) meeting house located at Colora, Cecil County, Maryland, United States.
The meeting house was built in 1841 as part of a larger dispute known as the "great separation." The original mem ...
, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The
West Nottingham Academy Historic District
West Nottingham Academy is an independent co-ed school serves both boarding and day students in grades 9-12. It was founded in 1744 by the Presbyterian preacher Samuel Finley, who later became President of The College of New Jersey (now Princeto ...
was listed in 1990.
References
External links
Cecil County
Unincorporated communities in Cecil County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland
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