Remembering Ellicott City
Stories from the Patapsco River Valley
Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
| Author: | Janet Kusterer, Victoria Goeller | ISBN: | 9781614232896 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | February 2, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Janet Kusterer, Victoria Goeller |
| ISBN: | 9781614232896 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | February 2, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
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 bring together a fascinating history of their beloved city with colorful firsthand accounts by local residents. These beguiling vignettes paint the portrait of a city and its people, from early African American inventor and author Benjamin Banneker to the "Crime Stopper Bunny." Catch a glimpse of a community that is fiercely proud of its history as Kusterer and Goeller invite their readers into the heart of historic Ellicott City.
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 bring together a fascinating history of their beloved city with colorful firsthand accounts by local residents. These beguiling vignettes paint the portrait of a city and its people, from early African American inventor and author Benjamin Banneker to the "Crime Stopper Bunny." Catch a glimpse of a community that is fiercely proud of its history as Kusterer and Goeller invite their readers into the heart of historic Ellicott City.
