Dayton is an unincorporated community located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Dayton is located southwest of Baltimore and north of Washington, D.C., between Clarksville and Glenelg. A postal office operated in the community from 21 July 1864 to present with brief stops in service during the American Civil War. By 1878, the town ex…Dayton is an unincorporated community located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Dayton is located southwest of Baltimore and north of Washington, D.C., between Clarksville and Glenelg. A postal office operated in the community from 21 July 1864 to present with brief stops in service during the American Civil War. By 1878, the town expanded to three general stores and a wheelwright shop. One of the former is Maloney's General Store, built shortly after the Civil War, which served as a stagecoach stop and was later owned by Royal Harp III, Thomas Isaacs, Mr White, and the Grant family.
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