Howard
Adam the First
Columbia, MD
Adam the First The first large land grant in what is now Howard County.
Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad
Annapolis Junction, MD
Began service in 1840 between Annapolis and the Washington branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Annapolis Junction.
Bollman Iron Truss Bridge
Savage, MD
Bollman Iron Truss Bridge 1869 Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example of the bridging system invented, 1850 by...
Christ Episcopal Church "Old Brick"
Columbia, MD
Christ Episcopal Church "Old Brick" 1711 Original log chapel of ease, Queen Anne's Parish, erected on "New Year's Gift", a present from...
Cooksville
Cooksville, MD
Cooksville Site of a skirmish between Confederate Cavalry commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart, and Maryland Militia on June 29, 1863.
Cooksville High School *removed*
Cooksville, MD
Cooksville High School 1935-1949 Site of the first public high school for African Americans in Howard County.
Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield
Cooksville (vicinity), MD
Dr. Charles Alexander Warfield (1751-1813) The grave of this Revolutionary War patriot is near this site.
Elk Ridge Landing
Elkridge, MD
Elk Ridge Landing An important colonial port for shipment of tobacco.
Elk Ridge Landing
Elkridge, MD
Elk Ridge Landing An important colonial port for shipment of tobacco.
Ellicott's Upper Mills
Hollofield, MD
Ellicott's Upper Mills 1775 Joseph Ellicott (who with his brothers Andrew and John had established Ellicott?
Friend's Meeting House and Graveyard
Ellicott City, MD
Friends Meeting House and Graveyard After founding the town of Ellicotts Mills in 1772 the Ellicott brothers established this burying...
Spurrier's Tavern 'Waterloo'
Waterloo/Jessup, MD
Spurrier's Tavern 'Waterloo' In 1771 William Spurrier opened a tavern at the intersection of the main routes linking Baltimore,...
Spurrier's Tavern *removed*
Waterloo/Jessup, MD
Spurrier's Tavern Thomas Spurrier's stood at nearby crossroads connecting two important overland routes in colonial days (now U.S. 1 and Md.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Ellicott City, MD
St. John's Episcopal Church A chapel of ease of Queen Caroline Parish, established 1728.
The National Road
Ellicott City, MD
The National Road This marker stands on a part of the right of way of the historic and fabled National, or Cumberland Road.
Trinity on the Pike (Episcopal)
Waterloo, MD
Trinity of the Pike (Episcopal) Consecrated by Bishop Whittingham March 26, 1857, as chapel of ease for Christ Church, Queen Caroline...
Waverly
Mariottsville, MD
Waverly The forested land was patented in 1726 by Daniel Carroll of Upper Marlboro, who called it "The Mistake.
Waverly
Mariottsville, MD
Waverly The forested land was patented in 1726 by Daniel Carroll of Upper Marlboro, who called it "The Mistake.