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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y18_the-relay-house-historical_Arbutus-MD.html
On this site in 1830 a hotel with a waiting room and ticket office was built to serve passengers of the B & O Railroad. Here horses were changed for the final 5-mile trip to Ellicott Mills. Hence the name Relay House. As the B & O Railroad grew th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T2Q_lansdowne-christian-church-historical_Halethorpe-MD.html
This church is a monument to one Civil Wary veteran's love for his comrades. Charles W. Hull and his wife, Mary A. Hull, gave the land and the building as a memorial to the men who fought to preserve the Union. The deed stipulated that a memorial …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NO0_site-of-old-relay-station-and-hotel_Halethorpe-MD.html
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Here in 1830, passengers on B&O horse-drawn cars stopped to eat at the Relay House. Meanwhile, the relays of horses were changed for the remainder of the 13 mile journey between Baltimore and Ellicott's Mills, hence th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EAS_during-the-civil-war_Arbutus-MD.html
During the Civil War, Union troops stationed here guarded the viaduct against destruction by southern forces. The viaduct stands today as originally built, 612 feet long, 28 feet wide, and curving in a graceful four degree arc across the Patapsco.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LI_the-c-c-c-builds-our-park_Halethorpe-MD.html
"There is much to be discovered < indistinguishable > way of beautiful scenery inaccessible on account of lack of trails and < indistinquishable > time this parkwill be one of the nicest in this part of the county." - Tell W. Nicolet, Inspector fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LH_the-baltimore-county-water-and-electric-company_Halethorpe-MD.html
The basin in front of you and the house beside you are remnants of the Baltimore County Water and Electric Company that operated here from 1910 to 1922. the company, founded by Victor G. Bloede, supplied pressurized water to parts of Baltimore cit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LG_drinking-water-for-the-public_Arbutus-MD.html
Demands for cleaner drinking water in Baltimore City and County compelled Catonsville banker and philanthropist Victor G. Bloede to organize and Baltimore County Water & Electric Company in 1909. In 1910, Bloede's company purchased the abandone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LF_forging-freedom-and-nails_Arbutus-MD.html
Dorsey's Forge (1761-1815): "At that time there were two Negroes belonging to Edward H. Dorsey, a Negro man called Prince, who was a forgeman, and a Negro man called Sam who was a striker in a Blacksmith shop." - Maryland Chancery Papers, May 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LE_powering-the-patapso-valleys-industries_Arbutus-MD.html
This inconspicuous ditch is a remnant of the Avalon millrace. Originally dug in the 1700s, it supplied water from the Patapsco River to Dorsey's Forge. The millrace later served the Avalon Iron & Nail Works and the Baltimore County Water & Electri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LD_iron-builds-america_Arbutus-MD.html
When European settlers discovered the Patapsco Valley, they found a source of untamed beauty rich in resources. Susquehannock and Pscataway Indians hunted and fished the valley full of elk, black bear, bison, gray wolves and deer. The white settle…
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