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PHG 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…

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Welcome 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!…

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Thomas 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 …

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Thistle 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 …

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Orange 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 …

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Benjamin 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, …

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Ellicott 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 …

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PaSNAPsco 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…

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MHAA 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…

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