Dublin, Maryland
Dublin is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States.
On the northeast corner of Routes 440 and 136 was a small log house, with a short circular stairway and a fireplace, which was used as a school and referred to as "the academy".
In 1800, Charles Beavers donated land for a Methodist house of worship (on present-day Route 136).
The oldest tombstone is dated 1820, though possibly there are older unmarked slaves' graves.
The Indians had mostly vacated this area by the 18th century but they had left the land very poor and barren for crops.
The area was known as Arabin Petra, a tract of approximately 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) (or hundredth as was used in those days).
Usually, when a settlement was made of a town, the first three things established were a church, a school, and a jail.
[citation needed] Dublin was part of a 4,735-acre (19.16 km2) tract of land patented to Dr. Charles Carroll of Annapolis, Maryland.
After more than 200 years, the stone still stands in that spot which is located in the northwest corner of The Evangelical Methodist Church of Dublin.
In 1802, Charles sold 9.75 acres (39,500 m2) to John Evatt (Roger Waddell's lot and Ira Lee's field).
The first public school in Dublin, by act of the 1850 General Assembly of Maryland, was started in 1855.
A foundation was laid at the populated Greenstone, now on the Baltimore Boy Scout Camp off of Robinson Mill Road.
In 1800, Charles Beaver in Dublin conveyed 126 square perches of land (0.9 acres) to five Trustees in trust, "that they erect or build or have erected or built a house of worship for the use of the member's of the Methodist Episcopal Church."
Probably in 1860 a clapboard construction, one room building was erected and served the community for eighty years.
[citation needed] In 1963, a two story education wing was added to the existing building, and over the past several years several remodeling projects have been completed in various areas of the church.
In 1870, David and Driscilla Riley sold to the church 3 acres (12,000 m2) and 120 square perches of land and dwelling for $13,000 to be used as the parsonage for the Harford circuit.
The building was a two-story log construction, which was located just west of the present Dublin Market on Route 440 (Kilgore-Botts property) until 1977 when it burnt down.
In 1872, Reverend Clarkson who was assigned to the eight church circuit (including Dublin, Darlington, Franklin, Watters Meeting [Thomas Run], Mt.
can remember an old building that sat where the present day parsonage on Route 136 is; it was the original Dublin School.
It was utilized as a Boy Scout meeting house until it was demolished to make way for the present day parsonage.
Located in the rural countryside of Harford County, Dublin Elementary serves approximately 250 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
Harford Christian's Envirothon team won 1st place in the Maryland State competition in 2012 and 2013, which included both public and private schools.
