Woodbine, Maryland facts for kids
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Woodbine, Maryland
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 .jpg) Woodbine's Salt Box Ball Field and a typical residential neighborhood in Woodbine
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 Woodbine, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Woodbine, Maryland
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| Counties |  Howard Carroll |
| Named for | Woodbine Plant |
| Population
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| • Total | 8,124 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
21797
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| Area code | 410, 443, 667 |
Woodbine is a small, spread-out community in Maryland, USA. It's not a city or town with its own government. Instead, it's a "rural community." This means it has a lot of open spaces and farms. Woodbine is located in two different counties: Howard County and Carroll County. It's also close to big cities like Baltimore and Washington, D.C.. The area got its name from a plant called "woodbine." This plant used to grow all over the fields and along the rivers there.
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Where is Woodbine Located?
Woodbine is found where the Patapsco River meets the B&O Railroad. A road also runs through it, connecting Lisbon to Winfield. This road is now known as Liberty Road, or Maryland Route 26. It continues north towards Westminster.
An older road from Baltimore to Frederick also passed near Woodbine. This road followed a small ridge line. It was an important path even before the National Road was built. The National Road is the one that goes through Lisbon.
A Look at Woodbine's Past
Civil War Times
During the Civil War, soldiers from the Confederate army came through Woodbine. They crossed the Patapsco River here. They also crossed at Hoods Mill, which is a few miles east. These soldiers were looking for the U.S. army. The U.S. army was on its way to a very important battle, the Battle of Gettysburg.
The main road back then was a bit different. It ran west of the current road. It went up the west side of a creek that flows into the Patapsco River. This old road is now partly unused. It runs north from the river and then east (Gum Road) to meet the road we use today. At that time, there was no bridge over the Patapsco River. People had to cross the river by walking or riding through a shallow part called a "ford."
Building Bridges and Factories
Woodbine is split by the Patapsco River. Part of it is in Carroll County (to the north) and part is in Howard County (to the south). A new concrete bridge was built over the river between 1916 and 1917.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Woodbine had a big canning factory. This factory was on the Carroll County side of the river. Another smaller canning factory was located west of Woodbine. It used water power from Gillis Falls Run to run its machines. You can still see parts of this old factory today.
Just north of Woodbine, there was once a wormseed distillery. This factory used steam to make oil from a plant called wormseed. Later, this small factory became the Woodbine Canning Factory. It canned vegetables like tomatoes, corn, and peas. The factory burned down in June 1933. In the 1950s, it was changed into a paper mill.
Famous People from Woodbine
Many interesting people have connections to Woodbine. Here are a few:
- Larry E. Haines: He was a state senator in Maryland.
- Alex Horwath: A professional soccer player.
- Albin Owings Kuhn: He was the first leader and planner for the UMBC campus.
- Albert Levitt: A well-known judge.
- Kyle Snyder: An Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling. He also won three national wrestling championships for Ohio State.
- Tony Massenburg: A professional basketball player.
- Alyssa Parker: A talented field hockey player.
- David H. Berger: A General in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps.
