Deep Run is an tributary of the

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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

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

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