White Marsh

History

In 1965, the largely undeveloped northeast corridor was identified by Baltimore County as the preferred site for intensive development. A town center was proposed to be located west of Belair Road at the planned intersection of White Marsh and Walther Boulevards. The Harry T. Campbell Sons Corporation owned thousands of acres of land to the east of the planned town center, on both sides of Interstate 95. The land was bought in the 1930s and was being mined of its natural sand and gravel deposits. The Campbell family merged its sand and gravel business with an international building supply company. A new family-owned entity was charged with rejuvenating the family's property in northeast Baltimore County, which was covered with deep craters and pits. In January 1943, the Cowenton Volunteer Fire Company was founded to counter the threat of incendiary bombings from the Axis Powers during the ongoing Second World War. The volunteer fire department, which was renamed the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company in 2003, currently maintains a fire department and five vehicles, including two fire engines and an ambulance. In the late 1960s, Nottingham Properties began analyzing the feasibility of a new town in White Marsh. From the first, the intent was to incorporate a variety of land uses and community services, including residential, retail, business, and industrial. In 1969, a planning analysis of regional growth found development potential in the northeast brought about by the construction of I-95. The county was planning a series of arterial roads traveling in a northeasterly direction from Baltimore County that would pass through the Campbell land. The County agreed to move the planned town center east, to be developed on of the Campbell land. The plan was for a town…

Geography

White Marsh is located at (39.383621, −76.458315). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 0.19% or about is water. Nearby suburbs include Perry Hall to the north, Rosedale to the southwest, Middle River to the south and Parkville to the west.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Parkville High
  High · Baltimore · 2,200 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Dundalk High
  High · Baltimore · 2,193 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Perry Hall High
  High · Baltimore · 2,029 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Kenwood High
  High · Baltimore · 1,908 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Dulaney High
  High · Timonium · 1,821 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Perry Hall Middle
  Middle · Baltimore · 1,754 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Towson High
  High · Towson · 1,676 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• Overlea High
  High · Baltimore · 1,365 students · 15.9:1 ratio