Cecil County High Point Trip Report

535 ft

Author: Glenn Bock

Area Location: 0.25 miles South of Rock Springs

Maps: Conawingo Dam Quad, DeLorme 77

Route: Travel South on Rt. 222 from the Mason-Dixon Line, through the town of Rock Springs, 0.2 miles from town intersection, hill extending from road to SE, there is a Benchmark 535 around 100 feet north from Rt. 222.

Points of Interest Nearby -

County Tourism: 800-CECIL-95 or 410-398-1790
Susquehanna State Park
Conowingo Dam: US 1 at Susquehanna River
Carter Mansion: Susquehanna State Park
Plumpton Park Zoo: Telegraph Road, Rising Sun
Cecil County Dragway: North East

Historical/Cultural Areas -

Steppingstone Museum: Susquehanna State Park
Rock Run Mill: Susquehanna State Park

Camping -

Susquehanna State Park, 70 sites, 801 Stafford Rd, Havre de Grace, MD, 21078, 410-557-7994
Elk Neck State Park, 304 sites, 4395 Turkey Point Rd, North East, MD, 21901, 410-287-5333

Historical Notes: Cecil was created by proclamation in 1674, and takes its name from Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. Thirteen years earlier Augustin(e) Herrman had proposed a Cecil County and a Ceciltown. The town was never built, but the site it was to occupy is remembered today in Town Point.

Description of HighPoint: This HighPoint is on Private Property on a small flat local hill, with Benchmark 535 somewhere in the trees behind the house. These two structures are a private house and business. Holbrooks Woodcraft Shop and Gun Cabinet: 410-658-6292.