Editing Severna Park, Maryland (section)

==History==
The name Severna Park is rumored to originate from a 1906 contest held by Oscar Hatton while the modern community was first becoming established. The winner would receive a portion of land but controversy arose because the winner was an African-American woman, who was instead rewarded $500.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.severnaparkvoice.com/stories/local-historian-reflects-on-severna-parks-early-history,25168?|title=Local Historian Reflects on Severna Park's Early History
}}</ref> However, extensive research by local historian Nelson Molter found no corroborative evidence for this story, suggesting the naming contest is merely a local myth.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a history of the area|last=Molter|first=Nelson|publisher=Anchor Printing|year=1988|location=Annapolis, Maryland|pages=39|lccn=88215981}}</ref>

[[Robinson House (Severna Park, Maryland)|Robinson House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20091009.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2009-10-09|work=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 9/28/09 THROUGH 10/02/09|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Severna Park was originally named "Boone," and was a stop along the [[Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad]], which was converted to the [[Baltimore & Annapolis Trail|B&A Rail Trail]] in 1990. Severna Park is also home to [[Severn School]], a private high school established in 1914 by Rolland Teel as a feeder school to the United States Naval Academy, as well as several other old homes and buildings.