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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 .
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian [1] [2]), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. [3]
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. He used a horse drawn dredge to create shipping docks for his flour supplies. [2] The George Ellicott House was built in Oella ...
George Elliott (spy) (before 1555–after 1581), English confidence man, a/k/a George Eliot, who arrested Edmund Campion George Elliott (surgeon) (c. 1636–1668), English military doctor George F. Elliott (1846–1931), American major general, Marine Corps Commandant
Location of Howard County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Howard County, Maryland.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Howard County, Maryland, United States.
Henry Jackson Ellicott (1847–1901), sculptor, great-grandson of Andrew Ellicott (surveyor). John Ellicott (miller) (1739–1794), son of Andrew Ellicott. Joseph Ellicott (miller) (1732–1780), together with his brothers John and Andrew, founded Ellicott's Mills, Maryland in 1772
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by English author George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans.It was published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.
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.