- Oregon Ridge Park
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Oregon Ridge 
The walking bridge at the entrance to the trails at Oregon RidgeType County Location Cockeysville, Maryland Area 1,043-acre (4.22 km2) Operated by Baltimore County Status Official website Oregon Ridge Park is a 1,043-acre (4.22 km2) park in Cockeysville, Maryland. The park features walking and hiking trails,[1] a swimming beach, a nature center, picnic and recreation areas, a lodge, and cross-country skiing and sledding.[2]
The park is the location of an annual Fourth of July celebration, which includes a concert by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.[3][4]
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History
The site for the park was originally owned by John Merryman during the 1800s.[5]
The park was built on the site of some abandoned Goethite (iron ore) and marble quarries dating back to the 1830s.[6]
The park was previously used for downhill skiing in the 1960s, but warmer temperatures in the region and the cost of artificially producing snow made this usage impractical.[7] [8] Remnants of the lifts are still present, and the main slope is used as a seating area for outdoor concerts.
In 1990, the park acquired the Merryman Tract, which includes the valley of the Baisman Run,[9] expanding to the south of the original park area.
Gallery
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Turtles at Oregon Ridge Nature Center
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Outdoor animal exhibit
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Fireworks on 4th of July
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The main stage
External links
- Oregon Ridge Park home page
- Oregon Ridge Nature Center home page
- Oregon Ridge Beach home page
- Entrance to Oregon Ridge on Google Street View
References
- ^ Bryan MacKay (2002). Baltimore Trails: A Guide for Hikers and Mountain Bikers. JHU Press. pp. 120–123.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=U8B1TnrgSvkC&pg=PA126&dq=%22Oregon+Ridge%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&cd=4
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=U8B1TnrgSvkC&pg=PA126&dq=%22Oregon+Ridge%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&cd=4
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=_EYxl1iUq6MC&pg=PA90&dq=%22Oregon+Ridge%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&cd=3
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lncOLHYhcrsC&pg=PA460&dq=%22Oregon+Ridge%22&lr=&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&cd=14
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=_EYxl1iUq6MC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA90&dq=%22Oregon+Ridge%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
- ^ "Sledding at Oregon Ridge". The Washington Post. 30 January 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43088-2005Jan27.html.
- ^ http://www.dcski.com/lostareas/viewlostprofile.php?id=14
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=_EYxl1iUq6MC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA90&dq=%22Oregon+Ridge%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
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