Posts Tagged ‘Patapsco’
Alternatives to Road Salt
Every winter, trucks loaded with sodium chloride and calcium chloride take to the streets to prevent ice from forming on our municipal roadways. To de-ice roads in the United States,…
Read MoreBefore and After 1607, The Chesapeake Bay Region and Its People: A Guide to Better Understanding
On morning of the 6th of December, I drove down Route-32 to the Chesapeake Bay NPS’s office in Annapolis for a talk by Deanna Beacham, the American Indian Program Manager…
Read MoreEllicott City 2016 Flood Timeline
Ellicott City 2016 Flood Timeline This timeline is a work in progress. The Patapsco Heritage Greenway is asked regularly to speak about the recent devastating flood. At these talks, we…
Read MorePreservationist brings personal mission to Oella cemetery project
More than 99 years have passed since railroad worker Silas B. Sisk died after suffering a fractured skull on the job and was buried in Oella Cemetery, a 1.8-acre expanse…
Read MoreAn Interview with Local Stormwater Expert, Lori Lilly
A devastating flood surged through Ellicott City’s historic district a month and a half ago, destroying homes and businesses, flushing cars into the Patapsco River, toppling many trees and wiping…
Read MoreLost and Found: A flotilla of figurines from Ellicott City flood
Among all the debris that washed out of Ellicott City in the July 30 flood was a beer keg from a local brewery that ended up on the shores of…
Read MoreBrandt Dirmeyer- Our New CBT Corps Member
Patapsco Heritage Greenway welcomes Brandt Dirmeyer, a Chesapeake Bay Trust Conservation Corps Member, who will be with us for the next year. Instead of introducing him in our words- we…
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