Providence, Cecil County, Maryland
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Providence is an unincorporated community
in Cecil County
, Maryland
, United States
. Hopewell
and Little Elk Farm
were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Cecil County
Cecil County, Maryland
Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Hopewell
Hopewell (Providence, Maryland)
Hopewell is a historic home located at Providence, Cecil County, Maryland. It is a -half story, mid-18th-century stone structure with a gable roof. It is one of the earliest farmhouses still standing in the broad Elk Creek valley....
and Little Elk Farm
Little Elk Farm
Little Elk Farm is a historic home located at Providence, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is a late-18th-century -story, stone main section, with a smaller -story stone wing...
were listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.