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Glen Burnie is a located in Anne Arundel County. It is a suburb of the City of Baltimore. Glen Burnie shares a border with the community of Pasadena to the east and south. To the west, Glen Burnie shares a border with the community of Severn. According to the United States Census Bureau, Glen Burnie has a total area of 18.0 square miles. Of that area, 17.3 square miles is land and 0.69 square miles is water. The climate in the area of Glen Burnie is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.
In 1812, Elias Glenn, a district attorney, established a county seat near what is currently known as Brooklyn Park. He named his property “Glennsburne.” The name was changed to “Glennsbourne Farm,” and eventually “Glenburnie.” These changes occurred as the property was passed through Glenn’s descendants. Records also show the name as “Tracey’s Station” and “Myrtle,” after local postmaster Samuel Sewell Tracey and one of Tracey’s boarders, before the final decision was made.
In 1854, William Wilkins Glenn, Elias Glenn’s grandson, incorporated the Curtis Creek Mining, Furnace and Manufacturing Company into his family’s property. The business flourished during the 19th century, and with it came several thousand acres of land in northern Anne Arundel County.
Upon the death of William Wilkins Glenn, his son, brother and nephew began to manage the family’s business affairs. Glenburnie became an official state subdivision in 1888. The Glenn family contracted George T. Melvin and Henry S. Mancha to lay out and promote the town. It would not be until 1930 that postmaster Louis J. DeAlba decided two words were better than one. He gave the town a final name change to the current Glen Burnie.