Catonsville
Catonsville
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Catonsville is a charming community in Baltimore County located on a wooded plateau just southwest of Baltimore City. Often called 'TheGateway to the West,' Catonsville sits along the historic National Pike(US-40), which was once the primary road connecting the East Coast to the frontier. The community is known for its Main Street charm, active arts scene, quality public schools (including the Baltimore County School of the Arts, housed in historic Arbutus), and its close-knit residential neighborhoods of brick row homes and single-family houses.
Catonsville became nationally known in 1968 when the'Catonsville Nine' a group of Catholic anti-war activists including Father Daniel Berrigan burned draft files in a parking lot to protest the Vietnam War. The event remains one of the most famous acts of civil disobedience of the era.
Historical Points of Interest
• The Catonsville Nine Memorial: Learn more — A historical marker commemorates the site of the 1968anti-Vietnam War protest that galvanized the American peace movement.
• Catonsville Historic District (Frederick Road): CatonsvilleChamber — Victorian-era commercial and residential buildings dating to the 1880s–1920s line Frederick Road, the heart of the historic town center.
• Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum: Banneker Park — Commemorates the brilliant African American mathematician and astronomer who helped survey Washington D.C.in 1791. A working farm on the site of his original homestead.
• Thomas Viaduct (1835): Thomas Viaduct info — A stunning eight-arch granite railroad bridge over the Patapsco River, the oldest multi-arch railroad bridge in the U.S., still in use today.
Transportation
• I-695 (Baltimore Beltway): Provides direct access to Baltimore City, BWI Airport, and the surrounding region.
• US-40 (Frederick Road): Historic National Pike connecting Catonsville east to Baltimore and west toward Frederick.
• MTA Maryland Commuter Bus (Route 77 & CityLink):MTABus
• MARC Penn Line at Arbutus/ Halethorpe: MARCTrain — Commuter rail to Baltimore Penn Station and Washington UnionStation.
Parks, Trails & Green Spaces
• Patapsco Valley State Park — Over 16,000 acresof forested parkland along the Patapsco River directly adjacent to Catonsville, with over 200 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and fishing.
• Catonsville Community Park & Trolley Trail— The historic electric railway right-of-way converted to a paved trail connecting neighborhoods to Ellicott City.
• Avalon Area Trails (Patapsco SP) — Popular hiking and mountain biking trails including the Ridge Trail and Valley ViewFarm Trail.
• Benjamin Banneker Park Nature Trails — Walking trails through restored meadow and forest habitat on the Banneker farmstead site.
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