Sandy Hook, Maryland
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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Washington
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|area_total_km2 = 0.56
|area_land_km2 = 0.56
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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.22
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|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 168
|population_density_km2 = 300.79
|population_density_sq_mi = 777.78
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = −5
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|utc_offset_DST = −4
|elevation_ft = 404
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 21758{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/21758|title=Sandy Hook MD ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=April 18, 2023}}
|area_code = 301, 240
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|blank_info = 2583684{{GNIS|2583684}}
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Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.{{cite web|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_24.txt|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=February 25, 2017}}
History
Sandy Hook was briefly important as, for a few years, it was the end of the line for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, then under construction. This period ended with the B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing opening in 1837.
During John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, just {{convert|3|mi}} to the west, across the bridge, a special train that had carried soldiers was parked at Sandy Hook. It carried the telegraph that reporters used to send out voluminous stories. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad night watchman Patrick Higgins (1832- 1915) The Frederick Post, October 18, 1915. Patrick Higgins Obituary lived in Sandy Hook from 1853 until 1915. At his death, he was the longest-tenured Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee. Patrick has been written about extensively for his role in John Brown's Raid of 1859.{{cite news
|title=A Veteran Railroad Man's Memories of John Brown and the Raiders of 1859
|newspaper=Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)
|date=27 Dec 1908
|page=14
|via=newspapers.com
|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52444775/x-higgins-memories-of-john-brown/}}
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of {{convert|0.216|mi2}}, all land.
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 168
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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{{Washington County, Maryland}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Maryland
Category:Unincorporated communities in Maryland
Category:Census-designated places in Washington County, Maryland
Category:Census-designated places in Maryland
Category:Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations
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