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Arnold shares a portion of Anne Arundel County’s 447 miles of shoreline. A national survey rated the county’s school system the second best in the state and in the top eight percent nationally. Preserving and enhancing the quality of education is a priority to local lawmakers and efforts to constantly improve their educational system for both public and private schools is clearly evident. Arnold, located in the Broadneck School District, offers some of the most desirable schools in the Anne Arundel County Public School System. Nearby Baltimore and Washington D.C. areas provide Arnold students access to over 70 other colleges and universities. Two of the more prestigious universities in the world are located within thirty miles of Arnold. The first is Johns Hopkins University and Hospital in Baltimore. The second is the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Also, the main campus of Anne Arundel Community College is located in Arnold.

Annapolis is less than five miles away from Arnold and provides residents a unique, awe-inspiring playground. Annapolis offers many attractions for visitors, residents, and businessmen alike. If one feels at home on the water, then spending the afternoon kayaking on the Chesapeake Bay or relaxing on a sailboat is a wonderful experience. For those who prefer not to stretch their sea legs, a visit to one of many museums to learn about local maritime history or to an art gallery to view famous paintings, ceramics, and silver created by artists with Maryland roots is a pleasurable alternative. No matter what you do, sooner or later you are bound to dine in one of several world famous waterfront restaurants, cracking crab or shucking oysters off the half shell.

For the sports enthusiast, the Naval Academy is a popular destination to attend football, baseball, basketball, and lacrosse events. While you are on campus a guided tour is highly recommended. If collegiate athletics are not enough to satisfy your appetite, then traveling forty miles up the road to Baltimore is always an option. The city’s two professional teams, the baseball Orioles and the football Ravens both boast recently constructed, highly modernized stadiums with all the amenities one could ask for. The stadiums are also conveniently situated in the heart of downtown Baltimore, offering world class shopping, dining, and alternative entertainment as an extension of the athletic sporting event.

With all this and more nearby, Arnold makes for an exciting place to live. Still, one does not have to travel far to enjoy the area’s natural beauty. In fact, stepping outside one’s front door immediately puts the Arnold resident in Mother Nature’s backyard. The city’s many parks combine to offer lighted tennis and basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds, and football and soccer fields. The parks also offer suitable picnic facilities and covered pavilions for outdoor parties and barbeques.

Arnold relies heavily on its neighboring cities for their employment, recreation, dining and entertainment opportunities. Fortunately, though, Arnold’s centralized location makes depending on outside resources a simple task while providing its residents with a quiet, safe place to call home.

Anne Arundel County has a rich history, dating back to the mid seventeenth century when King Charles I signed the Charter of Maryland, granting the colony to Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. In 1650, the Maryland General Assembly created Anne Arundel County and named it after Calvert’s wife, who died tragically the previous year. After a series of religious, regional, and political struggles, Calvert temporarily lost control of the region until Oliver Cromwell restored Calvert’s power in 1657. In 1688, King William III annulled the Calvert Charter and declared all of Maryland a royal colony. Tobacco became the major cash crop and slaves were introduced to work the fields.

During the Revolutionary War, when the British were attempting to overtake Baltimore in 1814, the bombardment of Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to “The Star Spangled Banner.” Upon completion of the war, the region quickly became the economic center for the new state due to its superior port facilities. The reliance on tobacco was lessening throughout Anne Arundel County, but it took the social changes brought on by the Civil War to finally convince local farmers, previously reliant on slaves and indentured servants to handle the workload, to diversify their goods and services. Now, important products such as corn, eggs, soybeans, melons, and wheat comprise the region’s agricultural output. The population of Arnold continues to grow. The occupation of a majority of the population is similar to those of its surrounding cities. These occupations include administrative, managerial, executive, and professional specialty. Employment opportunities range from industrial, to agricultural, to political. No matter what peeks your interest, whether you are here to work, retire, or play, Arnold offers its residents a unique opportunity to choose from, or experience all three along a majestic waterfront.