Victoria Goeller: 2 books
Remembering Ellicott City
Stories from the Patapsco River Valley
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2009
Abolitionists, Patriots and innovators have all carved indelible marks on the granite crags of Ellicott City. With wit and determination, they established a tightly knit community that has thrived upon the rocky banks of the Patapsco River for over two hundred years. Janet Kusterer and Victoria Goeller...
by Janet Kusterer, Victoria Goeller
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2006
In 1772, the Ellicott brothers purchased land and water rights in the valley along the banks of the Patapsco River for $3 an acre. They constructed mills, started the National Road, and brought the railroad to what was then called Ellicott�s Mills.