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Place Name
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Braddock Heights
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Place Status (Type)
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resort
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Population
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4,778 (1990)
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Location
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Frederick County, Maryland (MD), United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°25'N
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Longitude
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77°31'W
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Braddock Heights
, summer resort (1990 pop. 4,778), Frederick
co., W Md., on crest of Catoctin Mt. (elev. here
c.1,000 ft/305 m) and
5 mi/8 km W of Frederick; 39°25'N 77°31'W.
Braddock's Springs here was used by the troops of Gen. Edward Braddock
and Colonel George Washington during the French and Indian Wars. A
marker for the National Road is near the spring, which is now
covered and provides water through a pump. A summer resort since 1896,
the ridge is only 250 ft/76 m wide here. A ski
center was established in recent years. Nearby are Gambrill and
Gathland state parks.
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