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| Rob and Jim outside the first B&O Railroad passenger station |
This is part two of our friend Jim's visit. This time we took him to Ellicott City, Maryland! Here we'll just highlight the famous B&O Museum and an historic cabin. If you visit, be sure to take the ghost tour, too!
WHAT IS ELLICOTT CITY? - Founded in 1772, the town
features the B. & O. Railroad Museum's branch at the Ellicott City Station,
built in 1830, and the first terminus of the initial line then constructed, and
a downtown historic district in the pictureseque stream valley of the upper
Western Branch of the Patapsco River, which is a very popular destination among
antiques shoppers, and historical tourists with restaurants, eclectic boutique
shops, coffee shops, a tea room and many historic sites.
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| Historic buildings along Main Street |
THE B&O RAILROAD STATION - This was a station that acted as a headquarters for Union Soldiers trying to maintain control of Baltimore from the Confederacy. It's now a museum located at 2711 Maryland Ave, Ellicott City, MD 21043.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum:
Ellicott City Station is the oldest surviving railroad station in
America, and was the original terminus of the first 13 miles of
commercial railroad in the country. The site features the Main Depot
building, constructed in 1830-31; the freight house, designed by E.
Francis Baldwin and built in 1885; a replica of the first
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| Jim at the Cabin |
horse-drawn
passenger rail car, the Pioneer; and a 1927 "I-5" Caboose. Housed
in the freight house is a 40-foot HO-gauge model train layout showing
the original thirteen miles of commercial rail track stretching from
Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. The operating layout features an
introductory video and light show. Living
historians tell the story of the development of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, the nation's first common carrier railroad, and its
impact on Ellicott City between 1827 and 1868.
THE
THOMAS ISAAC LOG CABIN - This cabin sits at the top of the hill (on Main Street) on one end of the city. The other end of the city is a confluence of two rivers. Named after one of its 19th century owners, this rustic structure was built circa 1780 by an early
settler of Ellicott's Mills. The cabin was reconstructed on the present site in the late 20th Century.
Here, visitors can learn
about the settlement and development of the region from authentically
costumed historians and artisans. The cabin
is located at the intersection of Main St. and Ellicott
Mills Dr. in Historic Ellicott City.
NEXT: JIM'S VISIT TO ANNAPOLIS
