Forest Hill, Maryland
Population: 5,000
Located in Harford County
The name of this village probably comes from the fact that the area was at one time covered with forest, and that its high elevation suggests location on a hill. There is no record of the date of the origin of the name, but is known that the town was called Forest Hill many years before 1858. At that date, the small hamlet had the usual business places such as a store, blacksmith shop, a wheelwright shop, a post office, and a Friends Meeting House. From the beginning the inhabitants of the time were interested in the education of their children. Before 1865 a school, supported by private and public funds, was in existence. The coming of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad in 1885 made Forest Hill a chief milk shipping center and gave to surrounding farmers a means of transportation for products of the farm. The new facilities for travel stimulated the growth of the village and resulted in increase in business and social activities. The Forest Hill Bank, established in 1913, and located in the Odd Fellows Hall, constructed its own building in 1926. This financial institution and the Forest Hill Building Association are great assets to the area and show signs of a prosperous community. 1 Another station on the Ma & Pa Railroad, Forest Hill was known as Highland Grove prior to its renaming in 1852. It remains a rural village at the corner of Maryland Routes 23 and 24. Several small industries and businesses and churches are scattered throughout the area. Courtesy of Virtual Harford County
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