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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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-==== 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.