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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5MB_the-river-makes-electricity_Catonsville-MD.html
The Patapsco Electric & Manufacturing Company, organized by Victor Gustav Bloede, harnessed the river's waterpower to generate electricity. Completed in 1907, the Bloede Dam furnished electricity for Ellicott City, Catonsville, Carroll, Halethorpe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5MA_building-americas-first-railroad_Catonsville-MD.html
"There was a man killed yesterday by a fall from the centre of the 1st arch [of the Thomas Viaduct]... What a sympathy there is between these rough men. It was affecting to see his fellow laborers dressed in their best, going in a body to escort h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5M9_patapsco-superlative_Catonsville-MD.html
"Any Monday morning one could hear the beginnings of the stir of activity as the heavy machinery in the mill started to move, gather speed and settle into a steady rythmic rumble which was maintained at the same rate day and night until five o'clo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5M8_the-destructive-power-of-the-patapsco_Catonsville-MD.html
"[Rainfall] nearly all night with a violent gale of wind. This morning the river begins to rise. The rain pours down furiously all day. The river in a freshet, rising all the time... At night the waters very high, threatening mischief to our works…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5FF_this-memorial-is-dedicated-to-all-the-men-and-women-of-the-catonsville-area_Catonsville-MD.html
This memorial is dedicated toall the men and women ofthe Catonsville area who servedtheir country in the armed forceto preserve freedom forfuture generations.Some did not return.May they all be long remembered.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM360_catonsville_Catonsville-MD.html
The reign of stagecoaches and Conestoga Wagons on the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike only lasted seventy years. Omnibuses, attached to teams of four horses, began rolling out from Baltimore to Catonsville in 1862.
The Catonsville Short L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM35Y_the-streetcar-era-in-catonsville_Catonsville-MD.html
For over 100 years, streetcars graced the streets of Baltimore and the heavily traveled #8 line to Catonsville was one of the most popular. This line swung north from Frederick Rd. and plunged into the woods for a brief run to its terminus at Edmo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM34Z_catonsville_Catonsville-MD.html
This 1877 "Plan of Catonsville" lays outs all the possibilities of an energetic and emerging suburb of Baltimore, only eight miles, or a one-day carriage ride, to the east. The centerpiece of the town is the Frederick Turnpike, part of the road sy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32N_benjamin-banneker_Catonsville-MD.html
The self-educated Negro mathematician and astronomer was born, lived his entire life and died near here. He assisted in surveying the District of Columbia, 1791, and published the first Maryland Almanac, 1792. Thomas Jefferson recognized his achie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2PH_castle-thunder_Catonsville-MD.html
A gift from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Castle Thunder, the home of Richard and Mary Carroll Caton, stood on this site from 1787 to 1906.
The 7-mile Frederick Turnpike stone marker of 1804 was moved here from its original position 3/10 mile…