by Mark Stout | Aug 15, 2023 | Howard County History
More on the Elk Ridge Furnace This article is a follow up to the article “A Short History of the Elkridge Furnace,” by Ellen Kwan Lewis. By Lee Preston and Mark Stout Elk Ridge Landing was one of the first industrial towns in America. Situated on the edge of the...
by Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. | Mar 10, 2023 | Howard County History
The Early Life of Decatur Dorsey By Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. October 19, 2021 By the early summer of 1864 the Union Army’s offensive to finish off the Confederate Army of Robert E. Lee had stalled on the outskirts of Petersburg, Virginia. There, Union soldiers...
by Mark Stout | Feb 21, 2023 | Howard County History
The History of Desegregation in Howard County Mark J. Stout, Ph.D. Executive Director of the Howard County Historical Society In commemoration of Black History Month, the following piece explores the county’s history as it relates to school desegregation...
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