Cecil County, Maryland
Rising Sun Real Estate and Local Guide
A small historic town in northern Cecil County near the Pennsylvania line, incorporated in 1860 and named for a colonial-era stagecoach tavern along the Baltimore-to-Philadelphia route.
Living in Rising Sun
Women voted in the town's 1916 municipal election, four years before the 19th Amendment extended suffrage nationwide. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Rising Sun
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Rising Sun home
Plumpton Park Zoo
Nonprofit zoo on Route 273 home to roughly 180 animals across about 60 species
East Nottingham Friends Meetinghouse
Historic Quaker meetinghouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site
National Register of Historic Places site tied to the area's colonial-era milling
Rising Sun Veterans Community Park
Town community park on Kirks Court used for recreation programs
Cecil Community Center Park
17.5-acre county park with ball fields, four tennis courts, and a pavilion off Wilson Road