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Bridewell

Ghost town · Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Laurel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Laurel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bridewell is a ghost town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is one of 10 former communities in Anne Arundel County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bridewell as a historical populated place on the Savage topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.1457° N, 76.7814° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSavage
Elevation170 ft
Nearest living townJessup, MD
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1709377
Coordinates39.14566, -76.78136

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What's there now

Bridewell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jessup, MD (population 9,147), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 170 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bridewell?

Bridewell is in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 39.1457, -76.7814.

How many ghost towns are in Anne Arundel County?

Anne Arundel County, Maryland has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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