Harwood, Maryland

Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States

38°51′54″N 76°37′12″W / 38.86500°N 76.62000°W / 38.86500; -76.62000Country

United StatesState

MarylandCounty

Anne ArundelTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

20776^[1]

Area code(s)410, 443 and 667GNIS feature ID590432

Harwood is a crossroads in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, south of Annapolis on Maryland Route 2 (Solomons Island Road).^[2]

Education

Southern High School is nearby. A small portion of high school students in Harwood also attend South River High School in nearby Edgewater as well.

LeRoy Battle (1921–2015), music teacher and Tuskegee Airman^[4]
Molly Schuyler (1980), American competitive eater; nine time Z-Burger Champ^[5]
Pete Stark (1931–2020), retired congressman^[6]
Stan Stearns (1935–2012), photographer^[7]
Thomas Noble Stockett (1747–1802), surgeon and Revolutionary War veteran^[3]
Joseph Noble Stockett (1779–1854), 18th/19th century landowner^[3]
George Washington (1732–1799), dined at Rawlings' Tavern.^[8]

^ "Harwood ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harwood, Maryland
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Bottalico, Brandi (March 30, 2015). "Harwood resident Battle, a Tuskegee Airman, dies at 93". The Capital. Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
^ Fairfield, C.J. (August 17, 2019). "Competitive eater finishes 16 pounds of burger at Emmitsburg BBQ joint". Frederick News-Post. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ Schudel, Matt (January 25, 2020). "Pete Stark, fiery California congressman and advocate of universal health care, dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "Stan Stearns dies at 76; photographer at JFK's funeral". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
^ Prats, J. J. (October 25, 2007). "Rawlings' Tavern Marker". The Historical Marker Database (HMdb.org). Retrieved September 10, 2013.