Cooksville, Maryland
Cooksville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.[1] The town was founded by Thomas Cook in 1802.[2] The crossroads town was anchored by the Joshua Roberts Tavern, where General Lafeyette visited in 1824. The inn was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and demolished a second time.[3] Thomas Cook exchanged his stake in Cooksville with Thomas Beale Dorsey for the 231 acre Round About Hills slave plantation. A Post Office opened on the 4th of July 1851, the same year Howard County was formed from Anne Arundel County.[4] Roberts Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[5]
On June 29, 1863, J. E. B. Stuart marched 5000 confederate soldiers through Cooksville en route to Westminster, Maryland.[6]
See also
- Inwood, Maryland
- Shipley's Adventure (Cooksville, Maryland)
- Sarah Jane Powell Log Cabin
- Poverty Discovered
- Lost By Neglect - Pleasant Valley
- Red House Tavern
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooksville (Populated Place)
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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