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

Ellicott’s Upper Mills

1775

Photographed by F. Robby, December 29, 2003

1. Ellicott's Upper Mills Marker

Inscription. Joseph Ellicott (who with his brothers Andrew and John had established Ellicott’s Lower Mills, now Ellicott City, on the Patapsco River in 1772) built the Upper Mills and his home on “Fountaindale” near this spot in 1775. Remaining gravestones of the adjoining family burying ground were moved in 1974 to the Ellicott graveyard in Ellicott City.

Erected 1976 by Carter Braxton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 39° 18.62′ N, 76° 47.627′ W. Marker is in Ellicott City, Maryland, in Howard County. It is on Old Frederick Road 1½ miles east of Rogers Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mill Town History (approx. 1.2 miles away); Benjamin Banneker (approx. 2.6 miles away); Patapsco Female Institute (approx. 2.7 miles away); Floral Pressings & Legacies

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Patapsco Female Institute (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Patapsco Female Institute (approx. 2.8 miles away); Howard County Jail, 1851 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mount Ida (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellicott City.

Patapsco River Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, December 29, 2003

2. Patapsco River Bridge

Bridge crossing the Patapsco River near the historic marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,134 times since then and 115 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.