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Finksburg is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland, United States.〔 It is the location of the National Security Agency's EKMS Central Facility. Finksburg is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 91 and Maryland Route 140, on the border of Carroll and Baltimore counties. It is an unincorporated area about one mile northwest of the Liberty Reservoir and six miles southeast of Westminster, Maryland. Finksburg is named after Adam Fink, owner of a local tavern and toll road in the early 19th century. The (Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple ) is located in Finksburg. ''Car 54, Where Are You?'' and ''Munsters'' actor Fred Gwynne is interred at the Sandy Mount United Methodist Church's cemetery in an unmarked grave. == Modern Day == The town is host to Finksburg Plaza, a local shopping center, as well as a few restaurants, auto repair facilities, shops and gas stations. A library was recently opened. The Finksburg community is protected by its own residents who volunteer their time at the (Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company ). The fire company is a 100% volunteer operation on the fire suppression side. The EMS services are manned 24/7 by paid full-time and part-time Paramedics and EMTs. Also, firefighters from the nearby small town of Gamber sometimes come to assist in the event of a fire. Many small neighborhoods in the Finksburg area hail to the local Carroll County Public School system, mainly served by Sandymount Elementary, Shiloh Middle, and Westminster High School. Although a quiet town, Finksburg is known for strong Maryland standardized test scores and good sports programs. Yearly, the Baltimore Ravens Training camp hosts practice in Owings Mills, several miles away. Former-Ravens players Torrey Smith and Haloti Ngata lived locally. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finksburg, Maryland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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