Baltimore County, Maryland
Edgemere Real Estate and Local Guide
Edgemere is a waterfront community on the North Point peninsula in southeastern Baltimore County, with an industrial heritage tied to the former Bethlehem Steel plant at nearby Sparrows Point.
Living in Edgemere
British forces of roughly 4,500 troops landed at North Point on September 12, 1814, and marched through the present-day area toward Baltimore during the War of 1812. Source: baltimorecountymd.gov
Homes in Edgemere
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Edgemere home
Fort Howard Park
Baltimore County park with historic Endicott-era coastal fortifications near the 1814 British landing at North Point
Todd's Inheritance Historic Site
War of 1812 militia lookout on North Point Road that was burned by the British and later rebuilt, now a museum
North Point State Park
About 1,310-acre Chesapeake Bay state park on the site of an early-1900s amusement park, with swimming, hiking, and fishing
Edgemere areas to know
Millers Island
Waterfront mini-neighborhood on the peninsula that residents identify with closely
Fort Howard
Historic neighborhood at the tip of the peninsula near Fort Howard Park and the water
Lodge Forest
One of the small North Point peninsula communities within the Edgemere area