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Towson
unincorporated community, Maryland, United States
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Man arrested with AK-47, stolen vehicle during Towson mass shooting investigation, police say
• Dec. 23, 2024, 5:14 PM ET (CBS)
1 dead and 9 injured in Baltimore County shooting and fiery car crash
• Dec. 18, 2024, 12:21 PM ET (AP)
Towson, unincorporated community, Baltimore county, northern Maryland, U.S. It was named for Ezekiel Towson, who settled the area about 1750, and was made county seat in 1854. It evolved into a northern residential-industrial suburb of Baltimore. It is the seat of Goucher College (1885) and Towson University (1866; originally Maryland State Normal School), which moved from Baltimore in 1915 and is now part of the University of Maryland system. The Hampton National Historic Site, which preserves a Georgian mansion (1783–90), is just to the north. Pop. (2000) 51,793; Baltimore-Towson Metro Area, 2,552,994; (2010) 55,197; Baltimore-Towson Metro Area, 2,710,489. ...(100 of 98 words)