| LC control no. | n 81139358 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Bel Air (Harford County, Md.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Maryland--Bel Air (Harford County) |
| Variant(s) | Bel Air, Md. Town of Bel Air (Md.) |
| Beginning date | 1798~ |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Maryland Harford County (Md.) |
| Address | 39 N. Hickory Ave. Bel Air MD 21014 |
| Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 39°32ʹ09ʺN 076°20ʹ54ʺW) Wikipedia, August 30, 2019 (Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland; Town of Bel Air; town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland; Bel Air's identity has gone through several incarnations since 1780. Aquilla Scott, who had inherited land known as "Scott's Improvement Enlarged," planned the town on a portion that he called "Scott's Old Fields." Four years later, the town had expanded as local politicians, merchants, and innkeepers purchased lots from Scott, and the county commissioners decided to change its name to the more appealing "Belle Aire" [no access points found in OCLC]. In his deeds, Scott dropped one letter, renaming the town, "Bell Aire" [no access points found in OCLC]. Around 1798, court records dropped two more letters, and "Bel Air" was born; In March 1782 "Belle Aire" was designated the county seat of Harford County. At the turn of the twentieth century the "e" was dropped and the second "l" and its companion "e" gave way a few years later; incorporated in 1874; 39°32ʹ12ʺN 76°20ʹ54ʺW; not to be confused with Bel Air, Allegany County, Maryland) Bel Air, Maryland website, August 30, 2019: home page (Bel Air, Maryland; Town of Bel Air, 39 N. Hickory Ave., Bel Air, MD 21014) <https://www.belairmd.org/> |
| Geographic area code | n-us-md |
| Associated language | eng |
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