Ellicott City
Ellicott City
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Ellicott City is the county seat of Howard County, Maryland, and one of the most historically rich communities in the mid-Atlantic region. Its Old Ellicott City historic district sits on a dramatic hillside into the Patapsco River valley, featuring a remarkable concentration of granite and stone buildings dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. The town was founded in 1772 by the Ellicott brothers Quaker millers from Pennsylvania and grew into a major milling and industrial center, becoming one of the first railroad terminuses in America.
Beyond the historic district, greater Ellicott City consistsof thickly forested residential neighborhoods in the hills of Howard County,with excellent schools, low crime, and a strong sense of community. The areaoffers a mix of older Colonial and split-level homes in establishedsubdivisions and newer planned communities.
Historical Points of Interest
• Ellicott City Station (1831): B&ORailroad Museum Ellicott City — The oldest surviving railroadstation in America, terminus of the first 13-mile stretch of the B&ORailroad from Baltimore. Now a museum.
• Historic Ellicott City Main Street: HistoricEllicott City — The stone-built commercial district features antiqueshops, restaurants, and galleries in buildings dating to the 1780s–1850s.
• Thomas Isaac Log Cabin (c. 1780): EllicottCity Heritage Center — The oldest surviving structure in EllicottCity, now a museum on Main Street.
• St. Paul's Catholic Church (1838): One of theoldest Catholic churches in Howard County, built of local granite in the GothicRevival style.
Transportation
• US-29 (Columbia Pike): Primary commutingcorridor north to Columbia and I-70, south toward Silver Spring and DC.
• MD-40 (Frederick Road): Connects east toCatonsville and Baltimore, west toward Frederick.
• I-695 (Baltimore Beltway): Access to BaltimoreCity and the regional highway network.
• Howard Transit bus service: HowardTransit
Parks, Trails & Green Spaces
• Patapsco Valley State Park — The park wraps around Ellicott City's historic district with over 200 miles of trails. The Patapsco Valley offers some of the best trail running and mountain biking in the Baltimore-DC corridor.
• Grist Mill Trail (Patapsco SP) — A popularriverside trail from the historic district south along the Patapsco.
• WestEnd Park — Large community park in Ellicott City with athletic fields, trails, and a nature area.
• Centennial Park (Columbia, nearby) — A 337-acre lakeside park a short drive east in Columbia.
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