Jessup in Maryland
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Jessup, Maryland

Jessup (pronounced JESS-up) is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The population was 7,865 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Maryland is located in Jessup. It was the location of Maryland House of Correction, which was one of the Maryland Department of Corrections prison complexes until it closed in 2007.

Located at 39.1384, -76.7749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Maryland, Populated places in Howard County, Maryland, Populated places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland, Populated places in Maryland with African American majority populations

National Cryptologic Museum

The National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) is an American museum of cryptologic history that is affiliated with the National Security Agency (NSA). The first public museum in the U.S. Intelligence Community, NCM is located in the former Colony Seven Motel, just two blocks from the NSA headquarters at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The museum opened to the public on December 16, 1993, and now hosts about 50,000 visitors annually from all over the world.

Located at 39.1148, -76.7748 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cryptography organizations, National Security Agency, Science museums in Maryland, American national museums in Maryland, Museums in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Military and war museums in Maryland, Museums established in 1993, 1993 establishments in Maryland

Spurrier's Tavern

Spurrier's Tavern was a tavern and horse-changing depot which stood by the main road between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. from 1771 to 1835. During the American Revolutionary War, the tavern was significant as a supply and resting point for the Continental Army; George Washington was a frequent visitor. Later renamed Waterloo by an anti-Napoleon innkeeper, the tavern served stagecoaches bound for Washington, D.C. , during the early 19th century.

Located at 39.1721, -76.7865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Howard County, Maryland landmarks

Maryland House of Correction

The Maryland House of Correction, nicknamed "The Cut" or "The House", was a Maryland Department of Corrections state maximum security prison in an unincorporated area in Maryland. Most of its territory was in Anne Arundel County, while portions were in Howard County. The prison opened in 1879 and became infamous for the high levels of violence that took place inside its walls. The state, under Governor Martin O'Malley, closed the prison in March 2007.

Located at 39.1437, -76.7774 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Howard County, Maryland, Supermax prisons, Defunct prisons in Maryland, 1879 establishments in Maryland, 2007 disestablishments in Maryland

Savage (MARC station)

Savage is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore's Camden Station. It is officially located at 9009 Dorsey Run Road in Savage, Maryland, however Dorsey Run Road runs over the railroad tracks as well as Brock Bridge Road, which runs along the south side of the tracks and is a street-level with the station.

Located at 39.1229, -76.7963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Maryland, Maryland Area Regional Commuter stations, Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines

Jessup (MARC station)

Jessup is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore's Camden Station. It was built on 8 Old Jessup Road, east of the embankment of the Jessup Road bridge over the Camden Line, a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line.

Located at 39.1515, -76.7763 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Maryland, Maryland Area Regional Commuter stations, Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines

Patuxent Institution

The Patuxent Institution is located in Jessup, Maryland one mile east of US Route 1 on Maryland Route 175. It is a treatment-oriented maximum-security correctional facility. With a maximum static capacity of 987 beds, it offers the most diverse services to the most varied male and female offender population in the state, and possibly in the nation. Patuxent Institution is the only institution for sentenced criminals in Maryland that is not part of the Maryland Division of Correction.

Located at 39.1641, -76.7787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Howard County, Maryland, Prisons in Maryland

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center

Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center (CTPHC) is a 220-bed psychiatric hospital in Jessup, Maryland. The center is operated by the Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. CTPHC is a Maximum Security facility and nearly all of its patients are involved in the legal system in some manner. The facility is commonly referred to as Maryland’s maximum security forensic psychiatric hospital.

Located at 39.1397, -76.7956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Psychiatric hospitals in Maryland