Place:Taneytown, Carroll, Maryland, United States

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NameTaneytown
TypeCity
Coordinates39.657°N 77.171°W
Located inCarroll, Maryland, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Grace United Church of Christ Cemetery
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Taneytown is a city in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,728 at the 2010 census. Taneytown was founded in 1754. Of the city, George Washington once wrote, "Tan-nee town is but a small place with only the Street through wch.(sic) the road passes, built on. The buildings are principally of wood." Taneytown has a history museum that displays the history of the city for visitors and citizens to see. The Bullfrog Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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