Cardiff is an unincorporated community in Harford County

Harford County, Maryland

Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...

, Maryland

Maryland

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, United States

United States

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. The population was 518 at the 2000 census. Zipcode for the area is 21160. It takes its name from the Capital city

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

 of Wales

Wales

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Geography

Cardiff is located directly on the Mason-Dixon line

Mason-Dixon line

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, or Maryland - Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 border. It borders the incorporated town of Delta, Pennsylvania

Delta, Pennsylvania

Delta is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, and one of the southernmost communities in Pennsylvania. The population was 728 at the 2010 census...

. It connects to the village of Whiteford

Whiteford, Maryland

Whiteford is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States.The town, a part of the Whiteford-Cardiff Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Until 1978, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at...

, and is a short distance away from the areas of Street

Street, Maryland

Street, Maryland is a rural unincorporated area in Northern Harford County, Maryland. Street was first settled by Dutch immigrants in the early 18th century.One of the central villages in Street is Highland...

 and Pylesville

Pylesville, Maryland

Pylesville is an unincorporated community in Harford County, in the Baltimore metro area of the state of Maryland in the United States. Governed at the county level, the area has a population of around 2000. Until 1958, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost...

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Commerce

All businesses are on Main Street, which runs from Whiteford to the Pennsylvania border, or Dooley Road, running from Main Street to Route 165

Maryland Route 165

Maryland Route 165 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs from Baldwin north to the Pennsylvania state line in Cardiff, where the highway continues as Pennsylvania Route 74 . MD 165 passes through western and northern Harford County, where it connects the...

. The town has a post office, several shops, garages, and churches, a fire hall, a general store, and a new supermarket.

History

Cardiff is located in a very slate-rich region, which created the town's early industries. Cardiff was formerly the mining center of Harford County. Stone from the mines may have been used in the construction of the Empire State Building

Empire State Building

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. The mines and quarries have all but shut down now, and the town has become a farming hub.

Formerly home of Slate Ridge Elementary School, shut down in the early 1980s, the building is now used for apartments.

The town, a part of the Whiteford-Cardiff Historic District

Whiteford-Cardiff Historic District

Whiteford-Cardiff Historic District is a national historic district at Cardiff and Whiteford, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It encompasses portions of two communities in northern Harford County that were historically associated with slate production during the late 19th and early 20th...

, was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 2005.

External links

• Whiteford-Cardiff Historic District, Harford County, including photo dated 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Boundary Map of the Whiteford-Cardiff Historic District, Harford County, at Maryland Historical Trust