Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD

Showing posts with label Oella. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oella. Show all posts
Monday, December 24, 2018

Electric trolley to Ellicott City for Christmas shopping

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"Line will be in operation in time for Christmas Shopping" was the headline for an 1898 article in the Baltimore Sun.  Initial...
Monday, August 14, 2017

Cotton mills of Ellicott's Mills in 1849

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 In 1849 there were 4 large-scale mills along the Patapsco River by Ellicott City which made cotton material: Union in Oella (pictured), ...
Monday, September 5, 2016

Oella - the Maryland mill town and the Incas of Peru

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The Union Manufacturing Company started buying land in 1808 for cotton mills, and in 1811 patented their holdings as Oella "in commemo...
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