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'''Elysville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. |
'''Elysville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]]. |
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A postal stop operated between February 22, 1834 and February 3, 1854.<ref>{{cite web|title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices|publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]]|date=12 July 2007|url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref> |
A postal stop operated between February 22, 1834 and February 3, 1854.<ref>{{cite web|title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices|publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]]|date=12 July 2007|url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf|accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref> |
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==Industry== |
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A Quarry was constructed on the North side of the Patapsco river in the "Limestone Valley". Joseph Evans and Anne Ellicott settled the site building a small mill in the late 18th century. |
A Quarry was constructed on the North side of the Patapsco river in the "Limestone Valley". Joseph Evans and Anne Ellicott settled the site building a small mill in the late 18th century. |
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The Elysville Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1829, by Thomas Ely to manufacture cotton textiles. A mill was built on the Northern side of the river at Ben's Branch. In 1831, railroad construction of the B&O started through the area. Ely purchased the Evans property on his death in 1833, with a location on Southern shore.<ref>{{cite book|title=Howard's Roads to the Past|author=Barbara Feaga|page=52}}</ref> The mill was funded by $25,000 in stock sales in July 1845 and erected between August 1845 and the spring of 1846.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maryland Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Volume 110|author=Maryland. Court of Appeals|page=599}}</ref> The mill was shortly owened by the Okisko Company, It was then acquired by the Alberton Manufacturing Company in 1853, and the 106 population mill village was called [[Alberton, Maryland|Alberton]] at least through the 1870s. The mill changed names to the Sagoman Manufacturing Company, then was then acquired by James S. Gary in 1860, who created still another firm which operated the mill until the 1940s when the C.R. Daniels Company took control. |
The Elysville Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1829, by Thomas Ely to manufacture cotton textiles. A mill was built on the Northern side of the river at Ben's Branch. In 1831, railroad construction of the B&O started through the area. Ely purchased the Evans property on his death in 1833, with a location on Southern shore.<ref>{{cite book|title=Howard's Roads to the Past|author=Barbara Feaga|page=52}}</ref> The mill was funded by $25,000 in stock sales in July 1845 and erected between August 1845 and the spring of 1846.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maryland Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Volume 110|author=Maryland. Court of Appeals|page=599}}</ref> The mill was shortly owened by the Okisko Company, It was then acquired by the Alberton Manufacturing Company in 1853, and the 106 population mill village was called [[Alberton, Maryland|Alberton]] at least through the 1870s. The mill changed names to the Sagoman Manufacturing Company, then was then acquired by James S. Gary in 1860, who created still another firm which operated the mill until the 1940s when the C.R. Daniels Company took control. |
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==Transit== |
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| ⚫ | In 1853, The Elysville and Canton railroad proposed a rail line through the river valley.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Commissioners|author=Baltimore (Md.). Water Commissioners (1853), Baltimore (Md.). Water commission, 1853|page=155}}</ref> In 1877 a stagecoach line was founded with once daily trips to Baltimore for one dollar to compete with rail service charging $1.50.<ref>{{cite news|Newspaper=The Ellicott City Times|date=14 April 1877|title=Elysville Items}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:04, 1 April 2016
Elysville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal stop operated between February 22, 1834 and February 3, 1854.[1]
Industry
A Quarry was constructed on the North side of the Patapsco river in the "Limestone Valley". Joseph Evans and Anne Ellicott settled the site building a small mill in the late 18th century.
The Elysville Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1829, by Thomas Ely to manufacture cotton textiles. A mill was built on the Northern side of the river at Ben's Branch. In 1831, railroad construction of the B&O started through the area. Ely purchased the Evans property on his death in 1833, with a location on Southern shore.[2] The mill was funded by $25,000 in stock sales in July 1845 and erected between August 1845 and the spring of 1846.[3] The mill was shortly owened by the Okisko Company, It was then acquired by the Alberton Manufacturing Company in 1853, and the 106 population mill village was called Alberton at least through the 1870s. The mill changed names to the Sagoman Manufacturing Company, then was then acquired by James S. Gary in 1860, who created still another firm which operated the mill until the 1940s when the C.R. Daniels Company took control.
Transit
In 1853, The Elysville and Canton railroad proposed a rail line through the river valley.[4] In 1877 a stagecoach line was founded with once daily trips to Baltimore for one dollar to compete with rail service charging $1.50.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Barbara Feaga. Howard's Roads to the Past. p. 52.
- ^ Maryland. Court of Appeals. Maryland Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Volume 110. p. 599.
- ^ Baltimore (Md.). Water Commissioners (1853), Baltimore (Md.). Water commission, 1853. Report of the Commissioners. p. 155.
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