Article: Glen Burnie: History Beyond the Highway

When Joe Humphreys moved to Glen Burnie, Md., from West Virginia 30 years ago, the town seemed a glamorous place compared to the small coal mining town of his boyhood.

Moving to the northern Anne Arundel County community to teach at Glen Burnie High School, Humphreys found himself within 45 minutes of Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis.

"I marveled at all the opportunities here, being able to drive to a ball game, the museums and plays," he said. "The ocean is nearby. It was a different world from where I came from," said Humphreys, now a guidance counselor at the school.

Humphreys is one of many longtime residents who speak of a Glen Burnie rarely seen by the motorists who think of ...

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