Alpha, Maryland
Unincorporated community in Maryland, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Alpha (disambiguation).
Alpha is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated from 27 February 1884 to 15 June 1915.[1]
Alpha is the site of the Mt. View Cemetery. The town between Marriottsville, and Sykesville is not recognized by the name, but is dominated by the controversial Alpha Ridge Landfill.[2] It was home to one of Howard County's earliest bicycle clubs active in 1891.[3]