Lunch Date w/ History: The 1868 Flood and it’s Impact on the Patapsco River Valley with Sophie Hess

02jun12:00 pm1:00 pmLunch Date w/ History: The 1868 Flood and it’s Impact on the Patapsco River Valley with Sophie HessMuseum of Howard County History, 8328 Court Avenue, Ellicott City, MD 21043

Event Details

Sophie Hess is a doctoral candidate in American History at the University of Maryland. A fellow at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies and the Maryland Center for History and Culture, her research focuses on the ecological and cultural impact of humans in Maryland’s Patapsco River Valley.

Hollow Ground or “The Hollow” as it was called by its first European settlers, links histories of natural resource extraction and cultural ecology in Maryland’s Patapsco River Valley. In this lecture, participants will learn about the historic flood of 1868 and it’s impact on the region, an event precipitated by aggressive farming, logging, and industrial practices.

*Sign up today – seats are limited. Register online at https://hchsmd.org/calendar/, email info@hchsmd.org, or call 410-480-3250 for more information.
*FREE for Historical Society Members, $5.00 for non-members (online and at the door).
*Free parking is available in the Court House Drive lot, located up the hill at the top of Old Ellicott City, in walking distance from the Museums and former Circuit Court.

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Time

(Friday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-04:00)