Waterloo (Howard County, Maryland)

Waterloo is a unincorporated community located in Howard County in the state of Maryland in the United States of America.

Spurrier's Tavern was a prominent location along the post road from Philadelphia to Georgetown.[1] The tavern was renamed to "Waterloo", to which the community was named. The greater Waterloo area is now referenced as Jessup, Maryland. The Maryland State Police Waterloo barracks retain the old name of the community.


References

  1. Francis Asbury. Journal of Rev. Francis Asbury: Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Volume 3. p. 58.

Coordinates: 39°10′18″N 76°47′01″W / 39.17167°N 76.78361°W / 39.17167; -76.78361

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