Deep Run is an tributary of the

Patapsco River The Patapsco River ( ) mainstem is a river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howar ...

in central

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in the United States. The main stem arises in the vicinity of

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, starting in the Montgomery Meadows housing development, and the lower course forms part of the border between

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and Anne Arundel Counties. It passes underneath Route 100 twice, Interstate 95 once, and Route 1 once as well. Archeological digs in 1929 discovered arrowheads, spearpoints, axes, and gorgets along the Disney farm. The banks of the Deep Run were a regular hiding place for slaves travelling north with the assistance of

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. The area was rezoned by the

Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning The Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ) manages planning and development in Howard County, Maryland, a Central Maryland jurisdiction equidistant between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Land use in Howard County has evolve ...

to be unpreserved for historical status and is now occupied by commercial buildings along Hi Tech drive and Oxford Square development.

References

Rivers of Maryland Rivers of Anne Arundel County, Maryland Rivers of Howard County, Maryland Patapsco River Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay {{Maryland-river-stub