| 词条 | Boring, Maryland |
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|name = Boring, Maryland |official_name = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Boring Fire Hall.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Fire hall in Boring, Maryland |image_flag = |image_seal = |pushpin_map = USA Maryland#USA |pushpin_label = Boring |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Maryland##Location within United States |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |map_caption = Location within Baltimore County |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Maryland |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Baltimore |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2000 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = |coordinates = {{coord|39|31|52|N|76|49|23|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 21020 |area_code = 410 and 443 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} Boring is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, at the intersection of Old Hanover Road and Pleasant Grove Road, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Reisterstown. An important stop on the Western Maryland Railroad, it is very small, consisting of about 40 houses, the Boring Methodist Church, Boring Volunteer Fire Company (organized in 1907,[1]) and the Boring Post Office (ZIP Code: 21020). It is known for its unusual name,[2] which was not chosen for the pace of life, but for postmaster David Boring. The town was originally named Fairview, but the railroad asked the community to change its name, due to more than one Fairview on the rail line. It is unknown when this happened, but thought to be in the late 19th century. The steps in front of the old country store, where the community's post office is now located, have become a popular stop for visitors, who pose there for photographs by a sign bearing the community's name.[3] Its post office, with the community's distinctive name, opened on August 9, 1880.[4] Boring Gas Engine Show and Flea MarketAside from its name, Boring is well known for its annual Boring Gas Engine Show and Flea Market, held in June by the Boring Volunteer Fire Department. Old tractors, gas engines and steam engines, which served Maryland's farming communities in the early 20th century, are exhibited during the show. Antique tractor pulls and modern garden tractor pulls, with classes ranging from 2,500 to 10,000 pounds (1134 to 4536 kg) are also featured in the show.[3] The fire department exhibits two antique vehicles of its own at the show: a 1909 horse-drawn wagon and a 1936 Dodge Boyer engine.[1] References1. ^1 "Officers and Equipment" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104053916/http://www.boringvfc.org/officers.htm |date=January 4, 2011 }} Boring Volunteer Fire Company. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 2. ^{{cite book|author=Don Voorhees|title=The Super Book of Useless Information: The Most Powerfully Unnecessary Things You Never Need to Know|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QCF8FGLYvYcC&pg=PT67|date=4 October 2011|publisher=Penguin Group US|isbn=978-1-101-54513-3|page=67}} 3. ^1 "Boring, Maryland--Town Named Boring" RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices |publisher=National Postal Museum |date=12 July 2007 |page=13 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815015051/http://postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archivedate=2013-08-15 |df= }} External links
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