Maryland Gazetteer
Gunpowder Neck is a physical feature (cape) in Harford County. The primary coordinates for Gunpowder Neck places it within the MD 21010 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Gunpowder Neck |
| Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | Located between the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers, 29 km (18 mi) east northeast of downtown Baltimore. |
| History: | One theory for the origin of this name suggests that a mill which operated in the area before the Revolutionary War made gunpowder. Another theory suggests that the name came from an early settler who gave the Indians some gunpowder. (US-T121) |
| County: | Harford County |
| Latitude: | 39.3331641 |
| Longitude: | -76.2810673 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Gunpowder Neck: Gunpowder Neck.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Gunpowder Neck does not include property ownership information.
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