Colora is an unincorporated community in western Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper...

 in the United States

United States

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, near Conowingo

Conowingo, Maryland

Conowingo is a small community in western Cecil County, Maryland, USA.Conowingo is a Susquehannock word for "at the rapids".Conowingo was originally located on the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River at the confluence of the Conowingo Creek with the river...

 and Port Deposit

Port Deposit, Maryland

Port Deposit is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Susquehanna River near its discharge into the Chesapeake Bay...

.

The zip code of this area is 21917, and has some historic houses and also some new ones, such as some development neighborhoods.

It is also home to an apple orchard named "Colora Orchards" and to the school called West Nottingham Academy

West Nottingham Academy

West Nottingham Academy was founded in 1744 by the Presbyterian preacher Samuel Finley, who later become President of Princeton College . Today, the independent co-ed school serves both boarding and day students in grades 9-12...

, from which current NBA player Josh Boone

Josh Boone

Oscar Joshua "Josh" Boone is an American professional basketball player. He was a forward–center for the Connecticut Huskies, where he played for three years. He declared for the 2006 NBA Draft after his junior season, forgoing his final year of college...

 graduated in 2002. The school also educated famous contemporary artist Eric Fishl.

It is the location of Colora Meetinghouse

Colora Meetinghouse

The Colora Meetinghouse is a historic Friends meeting house located at Colora, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It is six bays wide and one room deep, and measures 36 feet by 22 feet, in the traditional plan with separate entrances for the men and women and a sliding door to divide the...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1977. The West Nottingham Academy Historic District was listed in 1990.