Union Bridge Historic District is a national

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at Union Bridge, Carroll County,

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. The district consists of this small piedmont village, which serves the area as a market center for the surrounding agricultural area. The greatest growth occurred in the 1880s after the

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built its shops here. It was added to the

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in 1994.

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*, including photo from 2006, at Maryland Historical Trust
Boundary Map of the Union Bridge Historic District, Carroll County
at Maryland Historical Trust Historic districts in Carroll County, Maryland Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Victorian architecture in Maryland Union Bridge, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Maryland {{CarrollCountyMD-NRHP-stub

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