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One of Our Newest very Exciting Projects:
Enhancing the WB&A Trail
Odenton's Babington Green
At the intersection of Two of Anne Arundel Counties trails is
Odenton's Babington Green, soon to become another jewel on the Counties already
multiple award winning trail system. This triangular piece of property at
Piney Orchard Parkway and Odenton Road is already changing with the addition of some plantings.
It will continue to transform in the future.
The speed of the transformation depends upon YOU. Many generous donations
have been made but more are needed to complete the planned vision to create a
park complete with a gazebo, dramatic landscaping, Spruce tree for Holiday
lighting and dedicated benches and brick pathways.
Interested donors may contact Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails.
Orders for Lasting gifts such as
bricks, benches, tables and more may be
downloaded from the lasting gifts page and mailed to our post office box.
Recent Press Release:
Odenton's
Babington Green
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The
Greater Odenton Improvement Association,
Inc. (GOIA) and the
Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails
(both volunteer organizations) are
working with the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks
developing a park at the crossroads of Odenton Road and Piney Orchard
Parkway.
The park site has
been named Odenton’s Babington
Green. Native trees, shrubs and
flowers will transform the currently empty lot into a lovely park.
Pathways will lead to the gazebo, benches and bike rack. Members of the
Odenton Heritage Society
are working with us to design a history story board that will capture
and preserve the culture of Odenton. From the future park site, one can
see the original rails that in 1874 served to make Odenton the hub of
railroad activity. Odenton has a rich railroad history as this
community served as the junction for the WB&A Interurban Railroad and
the Annapolis Elkridge Railroad (South Shore Line. Both railroad lines
merged in 1908 to become the WB&A Railroad. Once again, Odenton will
serve as an important urban transportation hub because it is the nexus
of two trails, the WB&A trail and the South Shore trail. Both trails
are part of the East Coast Greenway Project extending from Florida to
Maine. Odenton’s Babington Green sits at the head of the WB&A trail and
will serve as a resting spot for local community residents as well as
those individuals enjoying the Anne Arundel County trails.
Our goal is to
begin this project in 2007, but we need your help. Please help us
preserve Odenton’s Babington Green space by giving a tax deductible donation. No
amount is too small. Donors giving $400 or more will be recognized on a
plaque that will be permanently placed in the park. A commemorative
plaque will be placed on a bench in the park for those wishing to donate
a lasting gift of $1500.00 in honor of someone very special or as a
memorial. Please send your tax deductible donation marked for Odenton’s
Babington Green along with your name, address, phone number to:
FRIENDS OF ANNE ARUNDEL TRAILS
P.O. BOX 464
SEVERNA PARK, MARYLAND 21146 |
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