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New Deal Era Mural
On the walls within Howard County’s Welcome Center, located on Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, are two large colorful murals. The murals depicting the town’s heritage were installed in the old U.S. Post Office building as part …
Read MorePatapsco Valley Heritage Area Economic Impact Estimated at $50.9 Million
MEDIA RELEASE January 21, 2021 CONTACT: Aaron Shapiro, Executive Director | director@patapsco.org | 410.696.1328 Ellicott City, MD –Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA), the governing body of the Maryland Heritage Areas…
Read MoreChanging Horses at the Relay House
This painting by artist Hobart D. Stitt graced the cover of the April issue of the B&O Magazine in 1927. Entitled “Changing Horses at the Relay House” it depicts the the arrival of a horse-drawn rail …
Read MorePHG Announces FY2021 Mini-Grant Recipients
MEDIA RELEASE December 16, 2020 CONTACT : Aaron Shapiro, Executive Director | director@patapsco.org | 410.696.1328 ELLICOTT CITY, MD— Patapsco Heritage Greenway’s (PHG) Patapsco Valley Heritage Area (PVHA) Mini-Grant Program is…
Read MorePhotographers Capture Beauty of Patapsco Valley Heritage Area in Annual “paSNAPsco” Photo Contest
MEDIA RELEASE December 7, 2020 CONTACT : Aaron Shapiro, Executive Director | director@patapsco.org | 410.696.1328 ELLICOTT CITY, MD— Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the…
Read MorePHG Taps Aaron Shapiro as New Executive Director
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] MEDIA RELEASE August 27, 2020 CONTACT : Steve Wachs, President, Patapsco Heritage Greenway President (443.253.5686) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNCC History Professor Brings Well-Suited Experience, Heritage Area Expertise, and Critical…
Read MoreWelcome to our new Chesapeake Conservation Corps intern – Abri Segal!
Patapsco Heritage Greenway welcomes Abri Segal, a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Intern, who will be with us for the next year! Abri will be helping us with our various environmental programs…
Read MoreThomas Viaduct
One of Patapsco Valley’s most renowned landmarks, the Thomas Viaduct, is designated both a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Thomas Viaduct …
Read MoreThistle Mill
Just outside of the boundaries of Patapsco State Park in Ilchester lies the remnants of the valley’s third cotton mill. Now reduced to an open concrete floor, this site was once …
Read MoreOrange Grove Mill
On the east bank of the Patapsco River, across from the Swinging Bridge, lie the remains of the Orange Grove Mill. Visitors to Patapsco Valley State Park’s Avalon entrance can walk right up …
Read MoreBenjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker is often considered the first African American man of science. Though descendant to enslaved Africans, Benjamin was born free. Banneker’s father, Robert, …
Read MoreEllicott City B&O Station
Ellicott City’s B&O Station is one of the most popular historic sites in the Patapsco Valley. Built in 1831, the Ellicott City Station, the oldest surviving rail depot in America, still stands along active rail tracks …
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