Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Disney’s Tavern

Ca. 1790

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 18, 2017

1. Disney’s Tavern Marker

Inscription.
Deborah Disney ran her tavern, a popular gathering place for men, on this site from 1840-1862. The building continued as a tavern thought the late 19th century. Later a fabric store, women's boutique, and antique bookstore, it is one of the oldest and most historic landmarks of Ellicott City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 39° 16.077′ N, 76° 47.968′ W. Marker is in Ellicott City, Maryland, in Howard County. It is on Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8304 Main Street, Ellicott City MD 21043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Starr Funeral Home (a few steps from this marker); The Sykes Building (a few steps from this marker); Miller Chevrolet (within shouting distance of this marker); Car Dealership: Looking into the Past (within shouting distance of this marker); Word Wars I, II and Korea Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wootton Law Offices (within shouting distance of this marker); Howard County Courthouse, 1843 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Baltimore Regional Trail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellicott City.

Other markers no longer nearby. Baltimore Regional Trail (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Baltimore Regional Trail (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Deborah Disney's Tavern. Maryland Historical Trust Architectural Survey File PDF (Submitted on December 20, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 18, 2017

2. Disney’s Tavern Marker

Disney’s Tavern Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 18, 2017

3. Disney’s Tavern Building

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 18, 2017

4. Disney’s Tavern Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,824 times since then and 118 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.