Cardiff, Maryland

Cardiff is a unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census.Fact|date=August 2007 Zipcode for the area is 21160.

Geography

Cardiff is located directly on the Mason-Dixon line, or Maryland - Pennsylvania border. It borders the Pennsylvania incorporated town of Delta, Pennsylvania. It connects to the village of Whiteford, and is a short distance away from the areas of Street and Pylesville.

Commerce

All businesses are on Main Street, which runs from Whiteford to the Pennsylvania border, or Dooley Road, running from Main Street to Route 165. The town is in decline today,Fact|date=August 2007 but still has a post office, several shops, garages, and churches, a fire hall, a general store, and a new supermarket.

History

Cardiff is located in a very slate-rich region, which created the town's early industries. Cardiff was formerly the mining center of Harford County. Stone from the mines is rumored to have been used in the construction of the Empire State Building.Fact|date=August 2007 The mines and quarries have all but shut down now, and the town has become a farming hub.

Formerly home of Slate Ridge Elementary School, shut down in the early 1980s, the building is now used for apartments.

The Main Street was recently re-paved and re-outfitted with utility updates.