Ivory, Maryland Explained

Official Name:	Ivory, Maryland
Pushpin Map:	Maryland
Pushpin Label:	Ivory
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Maryland
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Utc Offset:	-5
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	39.2756°N -76.9842°W

Ivory is an unincorporated community located at the northwest tip of Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is located between modern Glenelg and West Friendship.

History

The area is home to the estate of Enoch Selby who lived on the "Chapel of Ease" founded in 1750.^[1]

The Ivory post office opened for the community on 4 July 1886. The post office was operated by postmaster William V. Sheppard until 1918.^{[2] [3]}

Sections of Ivory road remain, but most have been overlapped by Route 32. The path through town is now a segment of the Maryland Broadband Network awaiting lease.^[4]

See also

• Isaacville, Maryland

References

39.275°N -76.984°W

Notes and References

1. Book: The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. Joshua Dorsey Warfield. 432.
2. Web site: Smithsonian Postal Museum . 23 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518050030/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf . 18 May 2014 .
3. Book: Howard's Roads to the Past. 89. Howard County Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, 2001. 2001.
4. Web site: Dark Fiber Optic Cable for Lease.