The name was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland colony, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, in County Longford, Ireland. Baltimore County does not include the City of Baltimore, which was split off as an independent city in 1851.
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) operates one light rail and one rapid transit in the Baltimore area. The northern part of the county still remains wooded with open farm land. Most of Maryland's wineries are located in the north central counties. Boordy Vineyards is Maryland's oldest family run vineyard established in 1945. The Woodhall Wine Cellars established in 1983 now offers a variety of 12 wines. The Fire Museum of Maryland opened in 1971 ranks as one of the finest fire fighting museums in the United States, displaying apparatus from 1806 to 1957 with horse drawn and self propelled fire engines.
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