Boring is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

, at the intersection of Old Hanover Road and Pleasant Grove Road, about 5 miles north of Reisterstown

Reisterstown, Maryland

Reisterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland. Founded by German immigrant John Reister in 1758, it is located to the northwest of Baltimore. Though it is older than the areas surrounding it, it now serves primarily as a residential suburb of...

. An important stop on the Western Maryland Railroad, it is very small, consisting of about 40 houses, the Boring Methodist Church, Boring Volunteer Fire Company (organized in 1907), and the Boring Post Office (ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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: 21020). It is known for its unusual name, which wasn't chosen for the pace of life, but for postmaster David Boring.

Boring is mentioned in Series One, Episode 7 of the TV series Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...

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The steps in front of the old country store, where the community's post office is now located, have become a popular stop for visitors, who pose there for photographs by a sign bearing the community's name.

Boring Gas Engine Show and Flea Market

Aside from its name, Boring is well known for the annual Boring Gas Engine Show and Flea Market, held in June by the Boring Volunteer Fire Department. Old tractors, gas engines and steam engines, which served Maryland's farming communities in the early 20th century, are exhibited during the show. Antique tractor pulls and modern garden tractor pulls, with classes ranging from 2,500 to 10,000 pounds are also featured in the show. The fire department exhibits two antique vehicles of its own at the show: a 1909 horse drawn wagon and a 1936 Dodge Boyer engine.

External links

Boring Volunteer Fire Company