Green Ridge is a now uninhabited railroad community in Morgan County

Morgan County, West Virginia

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, it's population was 17,541. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county is one of three in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

 on the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...

 mainline where the Western Maryland Railroad crosses the Potomac River

Potomac River

The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...

 from the Stickpile Tunnel

Stickpile Tunnel

Stickpile Tunnel, also known as Greenridge Tunnel, is an abandoned railroad tunnel in Allegany County, Maryland, located about southwest of Little Orleans. It was built by the Western Maryland Railway in 1906...

 in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. Green Ridge was originally known as Baird and was an operating station on the B&O. Today, it is located within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established as a National Monument in 1961 by President Dwight D...

. A stretch of the Western Maryland's right-of-way from Green Ridge to Jerome

Jerome, West Virginia

Jerome is an uninhabited community along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located entirely within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park on the Potomac River...

 is listed on 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...

. (See Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160

Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160

Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 is a historic section of the Western Maryland Railway in Allegany County, Maryland and in Morgan County, West Virginia...

.)

Green Ridge is accessible by way of Baird Lane (West Virginia Secondary Route 12/3) from Hansrote Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 12/2) at Hansrote

Hansrote, West Virginia

Hansrote is an unincorporated village in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia located along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline on the Potomac River. Hansrote is northeast of Magnolia and southwest of Doe Gully...

. It can also be reached by a number of residential roads in the Nixon Tracts development on Magnolia Ridge from Magnolia

Magnolia, West Virginia

Magnolia is an unincorporated hamlet northeast of Paw Paw in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia on the Potomac River. Magnolia is located along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline and east of where the Western Maryland Railroad crosses the Potomac, bypassing a series of bends in...

 to the south. While uninhabited, the site is popular with railfans.