Long Green, Maryland facts for kids
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Long Green, Maryland
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 Long Green, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Long Green, Maryland
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Baltimore |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
21092
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| GNIS feature ID | 590695 |
Long Green is a small, quiet community located in Baltimore County, Maryland, in the United States. It is an unincorporated community, which means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.
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Discovering Long Green
Long Green is a peaceful area with a rich past. For many years, until 1958, a train line called the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad served the community. This railroad helped connect Long Green to other places.
A Glimpse into History
A historic place in Long Green is Prospect Hill. This site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. This list helps protect important historical locations across the country.
The Amish Community of Long Green
Long Green was once home to a small Amish community. The Amish are a group of people known for their simple lifestyle and traditional ways. This community started in 1833 and lasted for 120 years, disappearing in the 1950s.
The first Amish settlers came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. However, not many Amish families moved to Long Green. This was because Maryland was a state where slavery was allowed at the time. The Amish people were strongly against slavery, so few of them wanted to cross the Mason–Dixon line into a slave state.
An Amish meetinghouse, a place for worship, was built in 1899. But the community never grew very large. Over time, the number of Amish people in Long Green slowly decreased. The last Amish person in the community passed away in 1953.
Historic Church in Long Green
One of the oldest buildings in Long Green is the Wilson United Methodist Church. This beautiful church was built in 1892. It was designed in the Gothic Revival style, which is a type of architecture that looks like old European churches.
Before this church, a different Methodist meeting house stood on the same land. It was built in 1839 on land given by George Wilson. The current church is named after him. A famous Methodist leader named Francis Asbury even preached in the farmhouse of Wilson's great-uncle in Long Green back in 1787. The church also has a cemetery that dates back to the 1850s.
