You can look around on weekends from April to October, and regular educational tours are given by volunteer keepers. The light was a navigation aid for 148 years until it was decommissioned in the 1970s, and, along with its quaint Keeper’s House, is now preserved as a visitor attraction along the Havre de grace promenade. Concord Point is significant for being the site of a cannon battery that defended Havre de Grace during the attack by the British in the War of 1812.

This is the northernmost lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay, and the second-oldest surviving lighthouse in Maryland. The symbol of Havre de Grace is a 36-foot lighthouse that has overlooked the mouth of the Susquehanna River since 1827. Concord Point Lighthouse Source: Derek Jeffries / shutterstock Concord Point Lighthouse Next to the stadium is a baseball park used by the Ripken Experience for youth players, with yet more replicas of MLB landmarks like Wrigley Field.ĥ. The stadium was designed to evoke Camden Yards, down to a replica of the famous B&O Warehouse. Playing in MiLB’s South Atlantic League, this is an affiliate of the Orioles, counting all stars like Manny Machado and Nick Markakis in its list of alumni. In 2002 Cal Ripken, Jr purchased the Utica Blue Sox and relocated them to Aberdeen as the IronBirds, constructing the 6,000 Ripken Stadium in time for the 2002 season.

Marshals Service / Flickr | CC BY Ripken StadiumĪberdeen is the hometown of baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr, his brother Billy Ripken and their father Cal Ripken, Sr (1935-1999).Īll three are practically synonymous with the Baltimore Orioles, as players or coach/general manager in Cal Ripken, Sr’s case. Army Facility dating back to 1917, and with a story told by the Aberdeen Historical Museum. The endearing little town of Havre de Grace is less than ten minutes away and a delight for its boardwalk, lighthouse and an assortment of museums steeped in the culture of the Chesapeake Bay.Īberdeen meanwhile is the hometown of Orioles Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken, Jr., who purchased a Minor League baseball team for the city in 2002.Ī big local employer is the Aberdeen Proving Ground, a U.S. The scenery around Aberdeen might be some of the most beautiful on the Eastern Seaboard, especially when the sun comes up over the bay. In Harford County, Aberdeen is a growing city at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, close to where the Susquehanna River enters the bay.

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