Harwood, Maryland

Harwood is a crossroads in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, south of Annapolis on Maryland Route 2 (Solomons Island Road).^[2]

Harwood, Maryland
Unincorporated community
The U.S. Post Office at Harwood, Maryland, in May 2010.
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Coordinates: 38°51′54″N 76°37′12″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20776[1]
Area code(s)	410, 443 and 667
GNIS feature ID	590432

Education

Southern High School is nearby. A small portion of high school students in Harwood also attend South River High School in nearby Edgewater as well.

Historic structures

• Obligation^[3]
• Larkin's Hill Farm
• Larkin's Hundred

Notable people

• LeRoy Battle (1921–2015), music teacher and Tuskegee Airman^[4]
• Molly Schuyler (1980), American competitive eater; nine time Z-Burger Champ^[5]
• Pete Stark (1931–2020), retired congressman^[6]
• Stan Stearns (1935–2012), photographer^[7]
• Thomas Noble Stockett (1747–1802), surgeon and Revolutionary War veteran^[3]
• Joseph Noble Stockett (1779–1854), 18th/19th century landowner^[3]
• George Washington (1732–1799), dined at Rawlings' Tavern.^[8]

References

1. "Harwood ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harwood, Maryland
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
4. Bottalico, Brandi (March 30, 2015). "Harwood resident Battle, a Tuskegee Airman, dies at 93". The Capital. Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
5. Fairfield, C.J. (August 17, 2019). "Competitive eater finishes 16 pounds of burger at Emmitsburg BBQ joint". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
6. Schudel, Matt (January 25, 2020). "Pete Stark, fiery California congressman and advocate of universal health care, dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
7. "Stan Stearns dies at 76; photographer at JFK's funeral". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
8. Prats, J. J. (October 25, 2007). "Rawlings' Tavern Marker". The Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org). Retrieved September 10, 2013.

External links

• Harwood, MD Community Profile
• Historic places (National Register Listings)
  • Larkin's Hill Farm
  • Larkin's Hundred
  • Mary's Mount