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Centennial
Lake, a 54 acre lake located in Columbia, is home to many
species of wildlife, including ducks, blue herons, swallows,
eagles and hawks. |
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Musicians performing in front of the Centennial
Park boathouse. |
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Exterior of Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch. Opened
in 2000, Glenwood is Howard County Library's newest branch. |
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Information desk, Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch. |
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View from inside Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch. |
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Glenwood, Maryland - Was founded in 1822 and originally named
Mathews Store. (Cramm, 113) |
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The railroad bridge crossing Main
Street in Ellicott City serves as a welcome to visitors. |
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View of Main Street, Ellicott City. Originally named Ellicott's
Mill's after the founding Ellicott brothers, the name was changed
in 1867 when a city charter was secured. |
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View of the Patapsco River with Ellicott City in the background. |
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The B & O Railroad Museum, Ellicott City Station resides
in America's oldest surviving railroad station, was also the
terminus of the first thirteen miles of commercial railroad
in the U.S. |
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Classic model train engines and cars displayed in the
B &
O Railroad Museum, Ellicott City Station. |
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Toy train set running in the B & O Railroad Museum, Ellicott
City Station. |
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B&O Railroad Museum, Ellicott City Station - a scale model
of the first thirteen miles of the B & O Railroad that ran
from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. |
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The ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City,
founded in 1837 as a private finishing school for girls. |
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The Ellicott City Colored School, built in 1880, was the first
public school for African-American children in Howard County. |
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View overlooking Historic Ellicott City. |
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Planned after the Howard District was separated from Anne
Arundel County in 1838, the Howard County Courthouse was finally
completed in 1843. |
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Savage Branch - Exterior of the Savage Branch, Howard
County Library. |
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Savage
Branch - The Savage Branch children's department,
Howard County Library. |
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Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, Savage - The Bollman Truss
Railroad Bridge, built in 1869, is the sole surviving example
of the first all-iron bridge design widely used for railroads.
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Outside the Howard County Central Library. |
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The reference/non-fiction information desk, Howard County
Central Library. |
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Lake Kittamaqundi, located in Columbia Town Center, takes
its name from the first recorded Native American Settlement
in Howard County and means "meeting place." |
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The People Tree, located in the Lakefront Plaza adjacent to
Lake Kittamaqundi, symbolizes the feeling of closeness between
the people of Columbia. The sculpture was produced by Pierre
du Fayet. |
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Outside the Howard County Library, Elkridge Branch. Established
1993. |
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Circulation/Children's desk Howard County Library, Elkridge
Branch. |
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Built in 1835, the Thomas Viaduct spans the Patapsco River
between Relay and Elkridge and is one of the oldest multiple
stone-arched railroad bridges in America. |
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Outside Howard County Library, East Columbia Branch. Established
August 1994. |
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Summer travel display in the main computer area at Howard
County Library, East Columbia Branch. |
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Information desk Howard County Library, East Columbia Branch. |
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Outside Howard County Library, Charles E. Miller branch. Opened
in May 1962, the Miller branch was Howard County's first permanent
public library. |
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Information desk of Howard County Library, Miller Branch. |
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Burleigh Manor, in Ellicott City, built around 1800 by Rezin
Hammond. |
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Drawing of the Thomas Viaduct. Begun in 1832, many were doubtful
that the new curved design could support a fully loaded train.
It soon proved to be one of the sturdiest structures in the
nation.. |
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Covered Bridge, Ellicott City |
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A photograph of Main Street, Ellicott City from the early
part of the twentieth century. |
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View overlooking Ellicott City, taken from the County Courthouse. |
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View overlooking Ellicott City and the Patapsco River Valley. |
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Drawing of the Ellicott Mills. In 1772, three brothers from
Bucks County, Pa founded a flour mill on the future site of
Ellicott City. |
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Andrew Ellicott House - Originally a tavern, the inn was purchased
by James and Andrew Ellicott in 1810. It is now the site of
the Elkridge Furnace Inn. |
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Howard County Courthouse Annex, Ellicott City. |
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The Howard County Courthouse, built from blocks of local granite,
was completed in 1843. |
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Opened in 1837, the Patapsco Female Institute educated girls
12-18 in the natural sciences, history, languages and the arts. |
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The Patapsco Female Institute overlooks the Patapsco River
Valley from the highest point in Ellicott City. |
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Patapsco River - Howard County, Maryland |
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Built for the B & O Railroad, the Tom Thumb was the first
American-built locomotive to operate in regular service. |
