4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁Land fill ▁( Alpha ▁R idge ▁San it ary ▁Land fill ) ▁is ▁a ▁municipal ▁solid ▁waste ▁land fill ▁located ▁in ▁Mar ri ot ts ville , ▁Maryland , ▁once ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁postal ▁town ▁of ▁Al pha , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁official ▁land fill ▁built ▁in ▁Howard ▁County , ▁Maryland . ▁Howard ▁County ' s ▁first ▁land fill ▁was ▁New ▁C ut ▁in ▁El lic ott ▁City , ▁Maryland ▁which ▁operated ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁followed ▁by ▁Car r ' s ▁Mill , ▁operated ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁was ▁proposed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁an ▁un pop ular ▁project ▁that ▁stra ined ▁the ▁public ▁participation ▁process ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁a ▁population ▁expansion ▁that ▁would ▁quad ru ple ▁while ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁operation . ▁The ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁County ▁land fill ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁with ▁opposition ▁causing ▁the ▁drop ▁of ▁se lections ▁at ▁Tri adel phia ▁Road ▁and ▁Route ▁ 1 4 4 , ▁Inter state ▁ 7 0 ▁and ▁Sand ▁Hill ▁Road ▁and ▁Henry ton ▁Road ▁at ▁Route ▁ 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁search ▁centered ▁around ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 - acre ▁B url ieg