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George Ellicott (1760–1832) was a son of Andrew Ellicott, who with his two brothers (all were Quakers from Bucks County, Pa.) founded Ellicott's Mills (now Ellicott City), Maryland. [1] He was a mathematician, an amateur astronomer, a younger cousin of surveyor Major Andrew Ellicott and a friend of Benjamin Banneker .
George Ellicott House is a historic house located in Oella in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. George Ellicott was a son of Andrew Ellicott, one of several brothers that founded Ellicott Mills (Ellicott City). [1] George Ellicott bought swampland after the colonial war now known as the Inner Harbor of Baltimore.
Ellicott's Mills Historic District is a national historic district at Oella, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is on the east bank of the Patapsco River, opposite Ellicott City. This historic district designation relates to the industrial operations of the Ellicott family from the 1770s through the mid-19th century. It consists of ...
HO-549, George H. Otten Farmhouse (University of Maryland Animal Husbandry Farm), 5885 Waterloo Road (MD 108), Ellicott City HO-550, Vansant-Henderson House (Latimer House ), 3782 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was built up the Patapsco River valley through Ilchester in 1830 (see Old Main Line Subdivision), and George Ellicott, Jr. (grandson of Andrew) built a tavern and cooper shop along the railroad. [6] The Thistle Manufacturing Company built a factory in 1837.
Saint Paul Catholic Church was constructed on land in then Ellicott Mills acquired from George Ellicott, an early settler of the Ellicott family in the region along the rushing waters and falls of the upper Patapsco River. The first priest and pastor of the church was the Rev. Henry B. Coskery, who served briefly for two years in 1838 to 1839.
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Alexander Fridge, George and William Morris founded the Thistle Manufacturing Company in 1824 with the purchase of the property from the Ellicott brothers. [3] The Ellicotts stipulated that the new factory as well as the Dismal Mill downstream would not operate as a competing flour mill, and in turn, the Ellicott's could not sell liquor on ...