Guilford Area History
Howard County, Maryland
Welcome to our Guilford, Maryland history Website. There are many aspects to Guilford area history and this site focuses a little more on the industrial archeological history that influenced the development of this unincorporated small town along the Little Patuxent River. The area "Between the Bridges" is made historic by the two National Register of Historic Places bridges: the Guilford Quarry Pratt Through Truss Bridge and the Bollman Truss Bridge as well as all of the historic sites in between.
Howard County plans to designate the area Between the Bridges as the "B&O Patuxent Branch Historic Park". Browse around and get familiar with the topics and look for more information to be posted in the coming months. As a reminder, the research done here is not copyright protected but the original writing telling these stories is copyright protected. ©
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See many of these stories in our upcoming book "Hidden History of Howard County" coming out in October 2023 from The History Press (Arcadia Publishers). More to come!
History of Guilford Public Schools
Guilford Geography
Early Settlements and Land Patents
When Howard County was in Baltimore County
Dorsey's Run was Originally Ridgely's Run
Little Patuxent River (coming soon)
Maryland Granite Company (coming soon)
Howard Granite Company (coming soon)
Guilford & Waltersville Granite Company
The Machine and Blacksmith Shop and Generator
Laurel Mills (coming soon)
Did You Know? Collection of fun history factoids.
Guilford Train Station (coming soon)
B.F. Pope Stone Company Stone Crusher and Quarry
History Notes about Guilford
Guilford-the Little Town that Wouldn't Die
Home Ownership for Black Families in the 1800s
A Civil War Grave (coming soon)
Two Bollman Bridges in the Savage area
John Savage (coming soon)
Joshua Barney - the Guilford and Savage Pirate
Savage - A Former Sundown Town
Savage Mill was part of Savage Factory
2020 Photos from Savage Historical Society Calendar
Alberta Gary (coming soon)
Annapolis Junction (coming soon)
Elkhorn (coming soon)
Elkridge (coming soon)
Gorman (coming soon)
Murray Hill (coming soon)