Glenwood, Howard County, Maryland

The community features acres of open space and is districted to Bushy Park Elementary, Glenwood and Folly Quarter Middle, and Glenelg High schools.

[3] The area was settled in the early 18th century by the Ridgley and Warfield families forming large tobacco plantations: "Bushy Park", "Longwood", "Ellerslie" and others.

He opened a post office on July 30, 1841, giving the area the name "Matthews Store" in the Howard District of Anne Arundel County, which operated until January 1874.

The majority of retail and commerce for Glenwood is situated along the Maryland Route 97 corridor that runs north–south through the community.

The private Cattail Creek Country Club Archived September 15, 2020, at the Wayback Machine is located in Glenwood, and features an 18-hole, par 72 golf course designed by Willard Byrd,[13] and 7 clay tennis courts.