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To inform you Fallston, MD, here is a brief history you can read that will give you a glimpse into the past of the community.

A Brief History of Fallston, Maryland

Much of the geographical area now known as Fallston was part of an original land grant from King George III to Mr. Thomas Bond. Relics found indicate that the land was much used as a hunting area by Indians prior to white settlement.

In 1738, a meeting of Quakers was organized at Little Falls. This Friend's Meeting was moved in 1749 to a new site conveyed by Thomas Bond and called Falls Town from which the name Fallston is derived. The Friends have played a significant part in the education of Fallston youth either through their own church schools or by donating land for public schools.

For over two and one half centuries, the importance of education has been apparent to the residents of this area. In 1723, the General Assembly of Maryland required at least one school in each county and the first school organized under this act was in the neighborhood of Knight's Corner, east of Gunpowder Falls. This school existed until the time of the Revolutionary War. In 1825, the state again required a Primary school in all communities. One early school was a family tutoring school in Pleasantville conducted by and for the Spencer family. In 1843, another private school opened at Reese's corner and was converted to a public school, Oakwood, in 1866. In 1867, a new state constitution established a "thorough and efficient" system of free public schools. At that time Harford County had 3230 students in 69 schools taught by 69 teachers. In that same year, the Freeman's Bureau opened the McComas Institute on Singer Road.

During the Reconstruction Period the well-known private academy of Oakland was created at Bagley by George C. Curtiss and operated for thirty years. Shortly after the Civil War, the Quaker Meeting at Fallston donated land to the public school system for the "benefit of youth." A one-room school was built on that land shortly thereafter at a cost of $1100.00. An additional two-room school was built of Pleasantville Road in 1910 housing nine grades. In 1953, the two-teacher schools in the Fallston area: Fallston, Youth's Benefit, Upper Cross Roads, and Rutledge, were consolidated into Youth's Benefit Elementary School constructed on Route 152 on the former Butler property.

Students wishing to pursue a secondary education during the 19th century usually did so by attending a private academy such as Oakland. During the 20th century secondary students have generally attended school in Bell Air and a few in the former Old Post Road High School or Jarrettsville High School. With increasing population growth in the 1970?s, the Board of Education determined the need for a secondary school to serve the youth of Fallston. Fallston High School was designed by Richard Ayres, architect, and built by Cam Construction Company at a cost of $10,000,000.00. Fallston High School opened in the fall of 1977 with a staff of 73 and a student population of 1400 in grades 6 through 10.

ICC MC 414146
DOT 981371