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Hampstead MD
ex Western Maryland Depot
 

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Hampstead is way north of Baltimore, and north of a town called Reisterstown, which is at the end of i795 (kinda northwest of Baltimore).  From the Beltway, take i795 till it comes to it's end, staying to the left  when it splits to go to Westminster).  Go straight thru the first traffic light, which will lead you (around a gently curving to the right road) to Reisterstown Rd, aka, MD route 30.  Hamsptead also used to the home to DeWalt's HQ, but since it got bought by Black and Decker, it is just a manufacturing facilty for DeWalt's power tools (B&D's HQ is in Towson on Joppa Rd, just east of the "six corners" traffic circle).

The Depot was recently rehabed, maybe two years ago?, and looks nice.

If you are into fire departments, you're well into volunteer country this far out, as there are three of them on this map alone, and another two down in Reisterstown.  For more info on the fire companies:
Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company  - Station 41 - Engine 412 & 413/Squad 414/Medic 415/Utility 419
Boring Volunteer Fire Company  - Station 42 - Engine 422 & 424/Floodlight 423/Air Unit 426/Brush 428/Utility 429/Engine Antique 421
Arcadia Volunteer Fire Company  - Station 43 - Engine 431, 432 & 434/Brush 436/Utility 437 and 438
Glyndon Volunteer Fire Company  - Station 40 - Engine 401& 403/Truck 404/Utility 408 & 409
Hampstead Volunteer Fire Company  - Company 2 - Engine 23/Engine/tanker 24/Truck 2 & 2-1/Utility 2/Ambulance 28 & 29/Brush 25
A Baltimore County website which lists all of the fire stations in the county.
Carroll County website which does the same.
Hampstead, BTW, is in Carroll County, not Baltimore.
FYI - Baltimore Co has 25 paid and 33 volunteer companies, while Carroll Co has 14 volunteer companies.
 

New 08/29/2008
Last Modified: 08/29/2008