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

Votes For Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes For Women Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 5, 2021

1. Votes For Women Marker

Inscription. Laura L. Byrne 1855-1938. Ellicott City suffragist led local campaign as president of Howard County Just Government League.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 108.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list.

Location. 39° 16.088′ N, 76° 47.911′ W. Marker is in Ellicott City, Maryland, in Howard County. It is on Park Avenue just east of Court Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8328 Court Ave, 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.

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: Howard County Courthouse, 1843 (a few steps from this marker); Word Wars I, II and Korea Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wootton Law Offices (within shouting distance of this marker); The Firehouse Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Yates Market & Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); Starr Funeral Home (within shouting distance of this marker); The Howard House Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Disney’s Tavern (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellicott City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Baltimore Regional Trail (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Laura Laurenson Byrne (1855 - 1938). Maryland Women's Heritage Center website entry (Submitted on July 7, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Laura L. Byrne image. Click for full size.

via Maryland Women's Heritage Center, unknown

2. Laura L. Byrne

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 5, 2021

3. Votes For Women Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 7, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.