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10 unusual facts about Havre de Grace


David R. Craig

Later on, he was elected Mayor of Havre de Grace in 1985, 1987, 2001 and 2005.He resigned upon swearing in as the Harford County Executive.

Floods in the United States: 2001–present

Flood damage was sustained in a swath from southern New York to the mouth, located at Havre de Grace in northern Maryland.

Gaffney, South Carolina

Frank Underwood, the main character in the 2013 Netflix series House of Cards, is from and goes back to visit Gaffney (though these scenes were filmed in Havre de Grace, Maryland).

Harry L. Straus

On April 26, 1927, Harry Straus was at a racetrack in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Henry Wells Tracy

He studied law, engaged in mercantile pursuits and as a road contractor in Standing Stone, Pennsylvania, Havre de Grace, Maryland, and Towanda, Pennsylvania.

James J. Archer

Archer was born at Stafford, near Havre de Grace, Maryland, to John and Ann Stump Archer, a wealthy military family.

Jerry Bowman

Jerry Bowman (born March 9, 1962) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Havre de Grace, Maryland in the United States of America.

Mason-Dixon Trail

The trail then follows the west bank of the Susquehanna south, first to Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and then to Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Port Deposit, Maryland

Granite quarries were also opened here in 1829 by the proprietors of a competitor canal, the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal between Havre de Grace, Maryland and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, for canal construction projects routed along the opposite bank of the Susquehanna.

William S. James

He quickly rose to prominence in the legal community, and served as a trial magistrate in Havre de Grace from 1944 to 1946, a position he left when he won election to the Maryland House of Delegates representing Harford County.


Blind Luck

Blind Luck's connections opted to skip the Grade I Apple Blossom Handicap, which Havre de Grace subsequently won over California filly Switch.

Edward Young Higbee

On July 9, 1829 he was ordained a deacon, and at once took charge of the parishes of St. John and St. George in Harford County, Maryland, his ministry being based in Havre de Grace.

Royal Parker

He began his broadcasting career in the late 1940s on WASA (now WJSS), an AM radio station in Havre de Grace, Maryland, hosting a music program called the Royal Record Review.

WPPZ-FM

The station has always been short-spaced due to adjacent channel interference from WMGM in Atlantic City, WXCY in Havre de Grace, Maryland, and WNNJ in Newton, New Jersey (all located on 103.7 FM), WAEB-FM in Allentown and WNNK in Harrisburg (both located on 104.1 FM), as well as WRFF (104.5 FM), and co-channel interference from WRCN on Long Island and WFAS-FM in Bronxville, New York.

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

Havre de Grace, Maryland, for example, tried to prevent people from Philadelphia from crossing the Susquehanna River to Maryland.