Big Pool, Maryland

Big Pool, Maryland
Big Pool, Maryland
Unincorporated community
	Big Pool, the body of water formed when the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was made, which gave the name to the area
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	Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 78°00′57″W / 39.62361°N 78.01583°WCoordinates: 39°37′25″N 78°00′57″W / 39.62361°N 78.01583°W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Washington
Area
• Total	0.107 sq mi (0.28 km2)
• Land	0.107 sq mi (0.28 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	430 ft (130 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	82
• Density	770/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	301, 240
GNIS feature ID	589753

Big Pool is an unincorporated community in western Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 82 as of the 2010 census.^[1] It is between Clear Spring, Maryland and Hancock, Maryland along Interstate 70 and is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area.

To the south of Big Pool lies Fort Frederick State Park, a restored fort used during the French and Indian War. Also nearby is the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, which lies near Ft. Frederick alongside the Potomac River.

Fort Frederick State Park is located just south of Big Pool.

Big Pool is also the name of a large body of water which is part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. This pool occurs roughly at the 113 mile mark, and it is on what the canallers called the 14 mile level. A very famous musical artist also has a small getaway cabin home that he uses as a place to write music in private TPWK

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
^ "Big Pool". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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[MD-1] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

[gnis-2] "Big Pool". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Maryland, United States
County seat: Hagerstown
City	Hagerstown
Towns	Boonsboro Clear Spring Funkstown Hancock Keedysville Sharpsburg Smithsburg Williamsport
CDPs	Antietam Bagtown Bakersville Beaver Creek Big Pool Big Spring Breathedsville Brownsville Cavetown Cearfoss Charlton Chewsville Dargan Downsville Eakles Mill Edgemont Ernstville Fairplay Fairview Fort Ritchie Fountainhead-Orchard Hills Gapland Garretts Mill Greensburg Halfway Highfield-Cascade Indian Springs Jugtown Kemps Mill Leitersburg Mapleville Maugansville Mercersville Middleburg Mount Aetna Mount Briar Mount Lena Paramount-Long Meadow Pecktonville Pinesburg Pondsville Reid Ringgold Robinwood Rohrersville St. James San Mar Sandy Hook Tilghmanton Trego-Rohrersville Station Wilson-Conococheague Yarrowsburg
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Big Pool, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Big Pool, the body of water formed when the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was made, which gave the name to the area
Big Pool, Maryland Big Pool, Maryland Show map of MarylandShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 78°00′57″W / 39.62361°N 78.01583°W / 39.62361; -78.01583Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 78°00′57″W / 39.62361°N 78.01583°W / 39.62361; -78.01583
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Washington
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.107 sq mi (0.28 km²)
• Land	0.107 sq mi (0.28 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	430 ft (130 m)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	82
• Density	770/sq mi (300/km²)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	301, 240
GNIS feature ID	589753^[2]