Daisy, Maryland
| Daisy | |
|---|---|
  Daisy | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′38″N 77°4′8″W / 39.29389°N 77.06889°W | |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| State |
 Maryland |
| County |
 Howard |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population (1904)[1] | |
| • Total | 28 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 240 and 301 |
Daisy is an unincorporated community located at the Northwest tip of Howard County, Maryland.
History
A very large tract of land in the area that became Daisy was patented to Captain Richard Warfield in 1763.[2] The Oakdale manor was built on the site in 1838[3] and, as of 1940, overlooked a remaining 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) of the original tract.[2]
Senator Arthur Pue Gorman's daughter, Grace (1871–1958), who went by the name "Daisy", lived at the historic Overlook farm house in North Laurel. Daisy, Maryland was named after her in 1882.[4] In 1895, Grace married Richard Alward Johnson (1871–1918), the first manager of the Laurel race track and a Maryland state senator during his last few years.[5][6][7]
The current Daisy United Methodist Church property, eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1906 on 2.25 acres (0.91 ha) of land acquired in 1876 "to be used as a school house for colored children and also a house of public worship for the use of the colored members of the M.E. church of the neighborhood".[1]
By 1940, the population of Daisy reached 25.[8] The farming community was active in the mid-20th century, with a general store, schoolhouse, and Good Templars Hall, though diminished in the 1970s as agricultural profits fell and families moved to larger towns.[1]
Notable people
- Roby H. Mullinix (1895–1965),[9] Howard County Commissioner (1949–1954), Planning Commissioner,[10][11] Howard County Court Clerk (1954–1962)[12]
- George Washington Ward (1867–1932) was the third principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University).
- Edwin Warfield (1848–1920), the 45th Governor of Maryland, grew up at the Oakdale manor built in 1838.
Today
The Daisy General Store and Outpost joined the Daisy Schoolhouse in 2012 on Preservation Howard County's top endangered sites list. The nonprofit organization pursues historical and cultural preservation in the county. The school is awaiting reconstruction on museum property in West Friendship.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Daisy United Methodist Church Survey HO-275". Inventory of Historical Properties. Maryland Historical Trust. July 1998. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Writers' Project (August 1940). Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State. Work Projects Administration. p. 332. ISBN 9781603540193.
- ↑ "Oakdale". Maryland Historic Trust. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Janet P. Kusterer, Victoria Goeller. Remembering Ellicott City: Stories from the Patapsco River.
- ↑ "Overlook (Kingdon Gould) House". Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Grace Louise "Daisy" Gorman Johnson". Find a Grave. May 9, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Richard Alward Johnson, Sr". Find a Grave. May 9, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project. Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State. p. 332.
- ↑ "Roby H. Mullinix". Find a Grave. April 26, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Edwin Warfield Mullinix". Find a Grave. February 26, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ↑ Maryland State Manual 1951–1952 164. p. 250.
- ↑ "Howard County Court Clerks". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "The 2012 Top Endangered Sites". Retrieved September 10, 2013.
Coordinates: 39°17′38″N 77°04′08″W / 39.294°N 77.069°W
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