48-584: The Duvall Farm was a historic farm located in North Laurel , Howard County, Maryland , United States, now the site of Coastal Sunbelt Produce. The Duvall Farm was a historic farm worked by descendants of one of Maryland's earliest settlers, Mareen Duvall (1625–1699). The farm was situated on Whiskey Bottom Road , a historic path that once linked Mareen Duvall's Davidsonville plantation to other family plantations formed as settlers moved westward. Simon J. Martenet's 1860 Map of Howard County Maryland shows
96-523: A female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP proper, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 37.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
144-543: A recommendation that did not pass, to dam and flood the Patuxent River Valley around Savage for a dedicated water source. Savage remained a mostly segregated town for most of its early history until the Civil rights movement of the 1950s. Factory work at the mill was almost exclusively for white workers with exceptions of black apprentices at the forges in the antebellum era. The community slowly integrated in
192-518: A waste task force that reviewed submissions for a 538-acre landfill at route One and 32 owned by Realty Trust and Chase Manhattan Mortgage, with commercial dumping sites at the Savage quarry. Alpha Ridge Landfill was selected instead, but a new quarry would eventually take its place. A new $ 7 million elementary school was built in Savage in 1988, named Bollman Bridge Elementary. Savage is located in southeastern Howard County, bordered by Columbia to
240-572: Is located in the southern corner of Howard County at 39°8′4″N 76°51′46″W / 39.13444°N 76.86278°W / 39.13444; -76.86278 (39.134343, −76.862690). It is bordered to the north by Savage and Columbia , to the west by Scaggsville , to the south in Prince George's County by the city of Laurel , and to the southeast in Anne Arundel County by Maryland City . The southern boundary of
288-691: Is the only one of its type in the world, and, along with the Savage Mill , is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Savage post office opened on January 13, 1836, on "Yankee Hill" at the corner of Washington and Foundry streets with Amos Adams Williams as postmaster. It would later become a branch of the Patuxent Bank of Laurel. Parts of the Savage Mill are said to date from about 1820, and historians have recorded that
336-534: The Baltimore Sun newspaper. In the summer of 1834, Irish (Corkians) and German (Fardown) workers clashed at the B&;O construction site at North Laurel. Fardowns burned shanties used by Corkian workers. A militia of 60 men were led by General Ridgley to keep the peace between the rival factions. In 1835 the rail line between Baltimore and Washington was completed next to the post road. North Laurel
384-483: The 2020 census , it had a population of 7,542. The former mill town is a registered historic place, and has several original buildings preserved within and around the Savage Mill Historic District . The lands of present-day Savage were first settled in approximately 1650. Colonel Henry Ridgley surveyed the land around Savage Mill and nearby Annapolis Junction, Maryland in 1685, naming
432-680: The Maryland Industrial and Agricultural Institute for Colored Youths near the Patuxent River to serve African Americans during the era of racial segregation in the United States . In 1910, the Southern Real Estate Company of Pittsburgh bought one of Gustuavas Ober's North Laurel farms totaling 550 acres (220 ha) for $ 70,000. The lots were subdivided to form Laurel Park. Many of
480-559: The Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park Cemetery. Ulman was quoted in a newspaper saying "I think this was the fastest rezoning in Howard County history, because this about job creation. We had to get it done". Coastal Sunbelt Produce was offered $ 1 million in loans and $ 150,000 in Howard County tax credits to relocate to a 240,000-square-foot (22,000 m) Preston Scheffenacker Properties facility built on
528-535: The clipper ships that sailed out of Baltimore Harbor , in addition to a wide variety of other cotton products. The cotton milling industry started in Maryland in the 18th century and flourished in the 19th century. Cotton was shipped cheaply from Southern ports and hauled overland by mule and oxen teams to the mills before rail transportation served Savage. In 1835 the Washington branch of the B&O Railroad
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#1732791330123576-531: The poverty line , including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. The edge of the Arundel Formation underlies the North Laurel area. The astrodon , a herbivorous sauropod , was present about 112 million years ago. Prior to 10,700 B.C. North Laurel was a spruce forest evolving into a boreal forest occupied by mammals ranging from mastodon to sloth . By 3000 B.C.
624-452: The 1800s tobacco farming was the primary crop in North Laurel. Soil conservation was poor, leaving farms to switch crops or abandon farms. The founding of the Laurel grist mill in 1811 and the Savage Mill in 1822 brought an industrial economy to the area. Slavery was a common practice among the farmers in North Laurel until after emancipation . Runaway slave ads were regularly placed in
672-426: The 1970s. It remains in operation today as a used car dealership. The same year, Freestate Raceway , a second racetrack featuring harness racing, was opened. In 1959 the plan was announced that Interstate 95 would be built through the farms of eastern Howard County. In October 1962, 47 acres (190,000 m ) were rezoned for apartments at the corner of Whiskey Bottom Road and All Saints Road to take advantage of
720-632: The CDP is defined by the Patuxent River , which is also the Howard County/Prince George's County line. According to the United States Census Bureau , the North Laurel CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km ), of which 6.3 square miles (16.3 km ) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km ), or 0.6%, is water. (these area measurements differ from those initially published by
768-400: The CDP was 33.5% African American , White , 32.4%, 0.32% Native American , 17.1%% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 1.49% from other races , and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.5% of the population. There were 7,235 households, out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 10.9% had
816-527: The Census Bureau. The North Laurel CDP as defined for the 2010 census was smaller than the CDP that was defined for the 2000 census. In 2010, portions of the earlier North Laurel CDP were split off into the Scaggsville and Fulton CDPs. Demographic figures from the 2000 census are therefore significantly different from the published figures from 2010. The substantially lower population, however,
864-574: The Duvall Farm with a 99-year lease. The new facility covering the majority of the 33-acre site had a groundbreaking on August 18 with Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown attending. The 900-employee Coastal Sunbelt operation said it would add 400 new jobs to meet the terms of its state loan. North Laurel, Maryland North Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County , Maryland , United States. The published population
912-665: The Savage-Guilford CDP for Census 2000, located south of the Little Patuxent and Middle Patuxent Rivers and east of Interstate 95. This territory was the portion defined as North Laurel in official 2010 Census data products. As of the census of 2000, there were 20,468 people, 7,235 households, and 5,281 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,007.3 inhabitants per square mile (775.0/km ). There were 7,453 housing units at an average density of 730.9 per square mile (282.2/km ). The racial makeup of
960-872: The Susquehannocks made a treaty with Marylanders to keep trade flowing and receive arms to use against the Iroquois to the north. By 1675, efforts were underway to eliminate the Susquehannocks from the region. The North Laurel region was surveyed into land grants with colorful names in the mid-1700s. The largest grant was Warfield's Range, followed by Wincopion Neck. Smaller grants in the area include (from north to south) The Addition, Ridgley's Neck, Bare Hills, Poplar Range, Grover's Lot, Poplar Bottom, Holland's Chance, Snowden's Intent, Clark's Walks, Snowden's New Birmingham, Brother's Partnership, Warfields Neglect, Sappington's Sweep, Nellsons Rainbow, Lasswells Hopewell, and Davis's Hills. The oldest structure in Howard County
1008-481: The barn co-owned by Dr. Warfield and Duvall containing 6,000 pounds (2,700 kg) of tobacco. In 1991, a Laurel man was charged with killing and setting his girlfriend Cathy May Baier on fire next to the race track, which resulted in a brush fire. In April 2013 the Duvall Farm was burned from large brush fires that were considered connected to arson on the Laurel Fuel and Oil Company. Fire investigators ordered
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#17327913301231056-488: The children of federal workers that were being relocated to support Cold-War buildups. The project that would support the rapid population increase from the Whiskey Bottom development would become Whiskey Bottom Road Elementary School . By 1963, the county anticipated growth from 44,000 to nearly 260,000 by the year 2000 (a mark reached by 2004). It also anticipated that despite the massive growth in population from
1104-452: The farm along the crossroads of Route One, where George Washington once travelled. Robert L. Duvall and his wife Margret owned the property against the B&;O tracks giving it the name "Elm Ridge". The site was the low point where barrels of Maryland Rye Whiskey would be delivered from nearby distilleries to load on trains, giving it the name "Whiskey Bottom". In 1914, a freight train struck
1152-541: The future highway exit in North Laurel. An additional 27 acres (11 ha) of land was given to the county in school exchange for approving such a dense development. To the north, school board member Rob Moxley was secretly buying and swapping 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of farmland for Howard Research and Development to build Columbia . On 21 September 1963, the Laurel Planning and Redevelopment Corporation took out $ 520,000 in loans to buy 100 acres (40 ha) of
1200-441: The house demolished rather than stabilize the historic structure. The farm was adjacent to historic Laurel Park race track and rezoned for high density " transit-oriented development " under growth policies of Parris Glendening . The agricultural farm was rezoned in anticipation of an unfunded rail stop adjacent to the already existing stop servicing Laurel Park requested by Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman , whose father
1248-579: The land to build Whiskey Bottom Apartments, which was resold to Whiskey Bottom Properties in 1966 for $ 1,000,000. The loan officer Ralph Lublow was tried for taking secret bonuses for the project, and in 1978 was released due to insanity after ordering hitmen to murder fellow businessmen Morton Hollander and Alvin Blum. On June 17, 1964, the Howard County Public School system applied for a P.L. 815 federal loan intended to fund schools for
1296-445: The latter half of the 20th century. The Savage Volunteer Fire Company was founded in 1937 with a station at Savage-Guilford Road. The station relocated to Lincoln Street in 1957, and Corridor Road in 2013. In June 1972, Hurricane Agnes flooded the local rivers, raising the Patuxent River 25.4 feet, and washing out the road bridge. A replacement opened on September 10, 1975. In 1976, county executive Edward L. Cochran convened
1344-400: The location of multiple drownings. Savage, Maryland Savage is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Howard County , Maryland , United States, approximately 18 miles (29 km) south of Baltimore and 21 miles (34 km) north of Washington, D.C. It is situated close to the city of Laurel and to the planned community of Columbia . As of
1392-605: The lots remained undeveloped for over 100 years. Several remaining lots were purchased with eminent domain and exchanged with Cornerstone Homes to consolidate enough land to build the North Laurel Civic Center and park. In 2013, Howard County sold the remaining wooded lots on the parkland to build Park Overlook. The next year, Senator Arthur Pue Gorman 's daughter, Grace "Daisy", built her home, Overlook, on 140 acres (57 ha) of land along Murray Hill Road inherited from her father. Her husband, R.W. Johnson,
1440-595: The mill and has also been completely renovated. It is now used to host weddings, parties, and special events. Carroll Baldwin Hall once housed the Savage branch of the Howard County Library. It was built in the early 1920s as a memorial to Carroll Baldwin, former president of the manufacturing company. The Baldwins managed the company from 1859 to 1911. In 1880, the population reached 2,617 residents, and increased to 2,930 in 1890. In 1929, Dr. Wolman issued
1488-410: The mill once had an iron foundry that made many kinds of machinery, specializing in textile manufacturing. The operation of the mill was greatly expanded in 1880 with the installation of steam power. Army uniforms, field tents, and vehicle covers were made. A renovation program began in 1984 that established Savage Mill as a major permanent marketplace. The Savage Mill Manor House is down the street from
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1536-692: The mouth of the river, eventually reaching the area that is now North Laurel. In the 1620s the Susquehannocks pushed the Piscataway tribes out to the southeast to reduce competition occupying the area as far south as the Potomac River . The Susquehannocks were well armed hunters and profited from beaver trading with the English. By 1632 Lord Baltimore had claimed title to issue land grants in Maryland through Charles I of England . In 1652,
1584-542: The new 100,000-person "planned city" of Columbia, the Sixth Election District would be the most populated section of Howard County after 1975. In 1991, Freestate Racetrack was targeted for development. The Coca-Cola company sought the site for a bottling plant that was eventually built in Hanover, Maryland . On 8 September 1992, a man and a teenager attempted a series of failed carjackings starting at
1632-436: The north and North Laurel to the southwest. U.S. Route 1 (Washington Boulevard) forms the southeast edge of the CDP. The historic Savage mill village is located in the southern part of the CDP, while a major freeway interchange between Interstate 95 and Maryland Route 32 sits on the northern edge of the CDP. The Middle Patuxent and Little Patuxent rivers join to the west of the mill village. The Middle Patuxent (above
1680-583: The southbound rest stop at I-95 through the Bolling Brook subdivisions. The men carjacked the vehicle of Dr. Pam Basu and her 22-month-old daughter at a stop at Horsham and Kightsbridge road. Basu attempted to retrieve her daughter, and was dragged to death along Gorman Road. The suspects were caught in western Howard County after a police chase. As a direct result of the violent incident, the Federal Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 (FACTA)
1728-458: The tract "Ridgely's Forrest". Joseph White was the grandson of Peregrine White , the first child born of the Mayflower expedition. In 1734, he opened a gristmill on land patented as "Whites Fortune" and "Mill Land". The parcels were consolidated to become "Whites Contrivance". A rich vein of American industrial history lies in Savage. When the textile industry was in its heyday, Savage
1776-472: The vegetation was similar to modern plant life. Humans have lived along the Patuxent River since at least 6500 B.C. By the time of European contact, the lands in the region were occupied by various tribes of Algonquin speaking Native Americans. The Patuxent River was first named ("Pawtuxunt") on the detailed map resulting from the 1608 voyage upriver by Jamestown settler John Smith . The early English settlers progressively explored further northward from
1824-404: Was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 66,836, and the median income for a family was $ 75,068. Males had a median income of $ 48,043 versus $ 35,149 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 27,991. About 2.5% of families and 3.4% of the population were below
1872-458: Was 4,474 at the 2010 census. This population was substantially less than the CDP's population in 2000, and was the result of an error in defining the boundary prior to tabulation and publication of 2010 Census results. The corrected 2010 Census population is 20,259. North Laurel is adjacent to the City of Laurel , which is located across the Patuxent River in Prince George's County . North Laurel
1920-770: Was an important manufacturing center, its mills harnessing the water power on the falls of the Little and Middle Patuxent rivers. The town was named for John Savage, a Philadelphia merchant with interest in a mill on the falls of the Little Patuxent . In 1822, he and his associates, the Williams brothers, chartered the Savage Manufacturing Company, purchasing 900 acres (360 ha) of the White property for $ 6,666.67. The company produced sails for
1968-412: Was completed, and Savage Station was established on the line about a mile southeast of the present mill. A spur of the B&O was laid to the Savage factory in 1887, and it was at this time that the famous Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge was moved to its present site from another location. Originally built in 1852, it was one of about 100 on the B&O line. Beloved by railroad buffs, the iron truss bridge
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2016-665: Was created, the first federal carjacking law. The 1992 act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 2119, took effect on October 25, 1992. Prior to the September 11, 2001, attacks , all five of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 (which crashed into the Pentagon) stayed at various motels in North Laurel, including the Budget Host Valencia and Pin-Del motels in Howard County . The wing of the Valencia where they stayed
2064-640: Was demolished, and a new Sleep Inn was constructed on the ground, which opened in April 2007. In 2006, the Rouse Company developed luxury townhomes at Stone Lake, a former quarry. The quarry was trash dump in the 1950s and closed in 1973. In 1976, Rouse proposed using the site for the profitable commercial landfill operations requiring dumping fees in competition with the Alpha Ridge Landfill . The site filled with rain and groundwater becoming
2112-470: Was located in Anne Arundel County until 1860, when it became part of the newly subdivided Howard County. In 1890, a syndicate purchased portions of the Burr, Brightwood, Kennedy, and Wheeler farms next to the B&O track to form a town named "North Laurel" adjacent, which did not materialize. The Patuxent Springs became a small tourist destination at the turn of the century. In 1901, Ernest Lyon founded
2160-614: Was on the Maryland Racing Commission . In 2014, Ulman provided a "development fast track" to relocate Coastal Sunbelt's facilities from Savage, Maryland . The Transit Oriented Development zoning was rapidly amended to include light industrial uses in January 2014. Since spot zoning for the benefit of a single entity is illegal, the zoning law also included a provision to expedite former planning and zoning director's Joseph Rutter's housing development project around
2208-401: Was situated on Warfield's Range. The log cabin built in 1696 was moved to Elkridge to accommodate a Newburn development, and was destroyed by arson . The post road from Washington to Baltimore was constructed in 1740, which ran along its eastern boundary. Used by George Washington regularly, the road would remain the principle route between Baltimore and Washington for 200 years. By
2256-462: Was the first manager of the Laurel race track . The property has been the home to land developer and ambassador Kingdon Gould Jr. since 1952. In 1948, police raided Rocway Towers, putting an end to a short-lived effort to bring Washington-funded gambling casinos to Laurel. The Stucco Roadhouse built in the 1920s to resemble a mission house was the site of a 1948 gangland murder and prostitution into
2304-537: Was the result of an error in defining the CDP boundary prior to tabulation and publication of 2010 Census results. The Census Bureau noted the error in its published errata. The corrected counts for North Laurel CDP for 2010 are 20,259 population, 7,593 housing units, and land area of 6.3 square miles. The corrected boundary and population are reflected in subsequent data from the American Community Survey. North Laurel gained territory formerly within
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