Historic Ellicott City, Maryland

Located to the west of Baltimore City in Howard County, Historic Ellicott City offers a rustic and relaxed respite from city life.

It has many antique and specialty shops along The Main Street where you can spend the whole day hunting for that something special that catches your eyes among the many interesting items such as furniture, toys, china etc.

Meandering through this hilly region is Patapsco River which flows into The Chesapeake Bay. As part of Maryland catchment area, Historic Ellicott City is prone to floods, the highest flood level recorded thus far was 14.5 ft (4.4 m) in 1972 (see the album below for the different levels).

Along this river, there sits The Ellicott's Lower Mills and The Ellicott B&O Railroad Station which helped create one of the greatest milling and manufacturing towns in the east of bygone era.

In contrast to this laid back charm, there was this cool, black car that was shaped like Darth Vader's helmet. Also, you can see riders in leather gears riding expensive Harleys, cruising along the idyllic streets.

Historic Ellicott City pictures are available here.