Ellicott City is an unincorporated community located in Howard County near Baltimore. The town features shops, restaurants, off the...
Middle River is located in Baltimore County, Maryland. Much of the town was built to support workers...
Cockeysvile is named after the Cockey family from the late 1700s who built one of the first homes and...
Gaithersburg, MD was incorporated in 1878 as a town and became a city in 1968. Its name comes...
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Perito Moreno glacier in El Calafate, Argentina. This is probably the most...
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center is operated by the Wildfowl Trust of North America with the goal of training environmental...
Terrapin Nature Park is located just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. To get to the park from most...
Downs Park is a small park located along the Chesapeake Bay in Pasadena, MD. It is a nice local...
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Columbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that...
Mount Ida is a mansion located in Ellicott City, MD. It was built for William Ellicott, grandson of one of the city’s founders (Andrew...
This Ellicott City Colored school was constructed in the 1880 and used as the first public school for black children in Howard County. The...
Ellicott City History Tours is a locally operated business that provides various tours of Ellicott City, including the popular spirit/ghost-themed tours of the city.
The Heritage Orientation Center used to be located by the Thomas Isaac Log Cabin. It was the original courthouse for Ellicott City. Although it...
FOCAL POINT FOR HOWARD COUNTY HISTORY The SOCIETY is the proud custodian of two historic buildings perched atop Mt. Misery (Capitoline Hill) in the...
Federal Hill is a neighborhood that lies to the south of Baltimore’s central business district. The area is very significant in the growth of...
Bean Hollow was a great local coffee spot in Ellicott City. Unfortunately, the shop remains closed as of 2022 following the damage from the...
Portalli’s was an Italian restaurant that operated for more than a decade in downtown Ellicott City. Portalli’s permanent location closed following damage from the...
