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Photographers Capture Beauty of Patapsco Valley Heritage Area in Annual “paSNAPsco” Photo Contest
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MEDIA RELEASE December 7, 2020 CONTACT : Aaron Shapiro, Executive Director | director@patapsco.org | 410.696.1328 ELLICOTT CITY, MD— Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the…
Read MorePHG Taps Aaron Shapiro as New Executive Director
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] MEDIA RELEASE August 27, 2020 CONTACT : Steve Wachs, President, Patapsco Heritage Greenway President (443.253.5686) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNCC History Professor Brings Well-Suited Experience, Heritage Area Expertise, and Critical…
Read MoreWelcome to our new Chesapeake Conservation Corps intern – Abri Segal!
Patapsco Heritage Greenway welcomes Abri Segal, a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Intern, who will be with us for the next year! Abri will be helping us with our various environmental programs…
Read MoreThomas Viaduct
One of Patapsco Valley’s most renowned landmarks, the Thomas Viaduct, is designated both a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Thomas Viaduct …
Read MoreThistle Mill
Just outside of the boundaries of Patapsco State Park in Ilchester lies the remnants of the valley’s third cotton mill. Now reduced to an open concrete floor, this site was once …
Read MoreOrange Grove Mill
On the east bank of the Patapsco River, across from the Swinging Bridge, lie the remains of the Orange Grove Mill. Visitors to Patapsco Valley State Park’s Avalon entrance can walk right up …
Read MoreBenjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker is often considered the first African American man of science. Though descendant to enslaved Africans, Benjamin was born free. Banneker’s father, Robert, …
Read MoreEllicott City B&O Station
Ellicott City’s B&O Station is one of the most popular historic sites in the Patapsco Valley. Built in 1831, the Ellicott City Station, the oldest surviving rail depot in America, still stands along active rail tracks …
Read MorePaSNAPsco Photo Contest Calls on Photographers to Picture the Best of the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area
Rogers Family of Ellicott City Sponsors Effort to Highlight Area’s Many Features ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND–The Patapsco Heritage Greenway is issuing a call for entries to paSNAPsco – a photo contest…
Read MoreMHAA FY21 Funding Announced for PVHA
July 13, 2020 MEDIA RELEASE State awards $367,715 in Grant Funding for the Patapsco Valley Heritage Area CONTACT: Lindsey Baker / director@patapsco.org /410.696.1328 Executive Director, Patapsco Heritage Greenway ELLICOTT CITY,…
Read MorePatapsco Valley Heritage Area Boundary Expansion Announced
July 13, 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Patapsco Valley Heritage Area Expansion Makes Way for Additional Heritage Tourism Destinations and Opens Funding Opportunities for New Partners CONTACT: Lindsey Baker / director@patapsco.org /410.696.1328…
Read MorePatapsco Heritage Greenway Seeks Applicants for Executive Director Position
The Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG) is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, interpreting, and restoring the environment, history and culture of Maryland’s Patapsco River Valley. The organization is…
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