Sandy Hook, MD

Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The 2010 census counted 188 residents. Sandy Hook was briefly important as, for a few years, it was the end of the line for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, then under construction. This period ended with the B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing opening in 1837. Sandy Hook's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Maryland setting. The local scoop is how Sandy Hook's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.