Port Covington
Port Covington was a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, situated on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. It was built by the Western Maryland Railway and opened in 1904. Port operations ended in the 1970s and the site was abandoned in 1988.
References
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- Cook, Roger; Zimmermann, Karl (1992). The Western Maryland Railway: Fireballs and Black Diamonds (2nd ed.). Laurys Station, Pennsylvania: Garrigues House. ISBN 0-9620844-4-1.
- Salamon, Stephen J.; Hopkins, William E. (1991). The Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era. Silver Spring, Maryland: Old Line Graphics. ISBN 1-879314-07-X.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-75, "Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City, MD", 19 photos, 11 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
Coordinates: 39°15′33.889″N 76°36′23.644″W / 39.25941361°N 76.60656778°W