Print your own coloring book filled with Patapsco Pups! This book helps remind us to Doo our Duty and pick up after our four-legged friends.
Coloring Book
Recommended Reading
The Patapsco River Valley: Cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Maryland
By: Hal Sharp
Based on a personal survey of the area and extensive research into primary sources, Hal Sharp has written an exciting history of the Patapsco River Valley in its role as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in Maryland. The book is beautifully illustrated and published by the Maryland Historical Society in 2001. The project has been supported by the Patapsco Heritage Greenway and made possible by grants and contributions from the Maryland Historical Trust, Celebration 2000, and others.
Patapsco: Life Along Maryland’s Historic River Valley
By Alison Kahn and Peggy Fox
This is a documentary about a historic valley that saw the beginnings of industry in Maryland, the nation’s first railroad and first cross-country highway. This engaging portrait is viewed through the memories of its elders from many walks of life. Through compelling text and beautiful photography, we gain a true sense of the cultural legacy of Maryland’s historic Patapsco River Valley.
America’s Conservation Impulse: A Century of Saving Trees in the Old Line State
By Geoffrey L. Buckley
Mr. Buckley tells the story of how Maryland’s rural forestry and urban tree management were intertwined. He relates how Fred Besley, Maryland’s first state forester and a protégé of Gifford Pinchot, moved aggressively to implement pioneering scientific and conservation practices that are commonplace today. The author places the main narrative into a larger social context, connecting the past to the present and through to the future.
Additional Resources
- Catonsville, 1880 to 1940: From village to suburb
- Catonsville (MD) (Images of America)
- Ellicott City (MD) (Images of America)
- Howard County Pictorial History
- Guide to Building and Restoration in Ellicott City, Maryland by Jean O. Hannon (available at Miller and Central Libraries)
- Rambles in the path of the steam-horse: A general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the traveled route from Baltimore to Harper’s Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville (1855)