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 Taneytown is now a city in Carroll County, MD. Taneytown is now a city in Carroll County, MD.
-((Wikipedia article: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taneytown,_Maryland|Taneytown, Maryland]])  Until Carroll County was formed in 1837, however, Taneytown was in Frederick County, MD+((Wikipedia article: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taneytown,_Maryland|Taneytown, Maryland]]))   
 +Until Carroll County was formed in 1837, however, Taneytown was in Frederick County, MD
  
 It was part of land originally purchased in 1754 by John Digges, who lived in St. Mary's County, MD.  He then passed along a tract of ~7,900 acres to his son, Edward Digges, and his son-in-law, Raphael Taney. In the patent granting title, the parcel was designated "Re-survey of Brothers Agreement."  It was part of land originally purchased in 1754 by John Digges, who lived in St. Mary's County, MD.  He then passed along a tract of ~7,900 acres to his son, Edward Digges, and his son-in-law, Raphael Taney. In the patent granting title, the parcel was designated "Re-survey of Brothers Agreement." 
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 Until 1767, Taneytown was in an area that was claimed by both Maryland and Pennsylvania. This may explain why land sales and settlement didn't really take off until after that dispute was ended with a boundary line mapped by surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. Until 1767, Taneytown was in an area that was claimed by both Maryland and Pennsylvania. This may explain why land sales and settlement didn't really take off until after that dispute was ended with a boundary line mapped by surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon.
 ((This survey became the basis for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Dixon_line|Mason-Dixon line]] used by the Missouri Compromise of 1820.))   ((This survey became the basis for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Dixon_line|Mason-Dixon line]] used by the Missouri Compromise of 1820.))  
-After that, the town grew to include the Adam Good Tavern, which provided overnight lodging to President George Washington in 1791. In the 1830's the town passed an ordinance for fire company regulation, and Taneytown was incorporated in 1836.[2]+After that, the town grew to include the Adam Good Tavern, which provided overnight lodging to President George Washington in 1791. In the 1830's the town passed an ordinance for fire company regulation, and Taneytown was incorporated in 1836.
  
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-==== Notes and References ==== 
-[1] Wikipedia article: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taneytown,_Maryland|Taneytown, Maryland]] 
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-[2] [[https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/lifestyles/ph-cc-carroll-living-taneytown-20170621-story.html|Taneytown: City doesn't take its name from whom you think]] ---Article by Kevin Dayhoff dated June 21, 2017 posted on the website of the Baltimore Times, last accessed on 15.Sep.2022. 
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-[3] [[https://taneytown.org/residents/taneytowns_history/index.php|Taneytown's History]] ---Page on a website about the city of Taneytown. 
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-[4] [[http://meadowbrook-online.net/about-taneytown|Taneytown History]] ---Page on website of Meadowbrook Homeowners Association]] 
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-[5] This survey became the basis for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason%E2%80%93Dixon_line|Mason-Dixon line]] used by the Missouri Compromise of 1820.