Aberdeen City Hall is located at 60 North Parke Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001. Phone:†410-272-1600.
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Aberdeen [†] is the largest city in Harford County, located 26 miles northeast of Baltimore.
Home to well-known landmarks such as Aberdeen Proving Ground, the Ripken ExperienceTM, and Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium, the City is within a one to three-hour drive to many major cities including Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Aberdeen began as a farming community in 1720, when Charles Calvert, the fifth Lord Baltimore, granted 1,140 acres of fertile land to Edward Hall. Located on the western edge of the Chesapeake on the main road between Alexandria and Philadelphia called the Old Post Road, the village at Halls Cross Road remained small until the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad scouted the area for a watering station in 1835. One of the railroad company's engineers was Edmund Law Rogers who saw the great potential for development. Rogers developed the Village of Aberdeen around 1800. The name originated from its mother city, Aberdeen, Scotland, as a result of the close relationship the Rogers family had with their cousin, the Earl of Aberdeen, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1852. The history of Aberdeen has always been centered around transportation, military presence, and its overall prime regional location.
The area that now comprises Aberdeen was originally a cluster of three communities: Hall's Cross Roads, located at the intersection of Old Philadelphia Road (MD 7, also known as Old Post Road or Philadelphia Post Road) and Bush River Neck Road (then the main road from Swan Creek); Mechanicsville; and the Village of Aberdeen. In 1892, Aberdeen was reconstituted as a town under Chapter 136 of the Acts of 1892 and the Town became a city in 1992, after amending its charter and celebrating its centennial.
Aberdeen has a rich history. There are many properties that provide historic, architectural, archeological, or cultural significance where events of historic significance took place or are the locations of structures, whether standing or ruined. With over 300 years of history, the preservation of the City's history is an important and a key element of the character for the community.
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