Not familiar with Catonsville? You're gonna love us!

We are located just across the Baltimore County line between Historic Ellicott City and I-695--well, actually we kind of spill over 695 into Paradise, but we'll explain that another time.

For now, you just need to know we're awesome. Here's a brief history to get you started:

Before there was Catonsville, there were Native Americans--the Piscataway tribe.  European colonists/Catholic missionaries came over and things were cool for a little bit. But then the English government and Protestants came along forcing the Piscataway to the north. 

As the settlement grew, it became a stopover offering rest for travelers.  The Frederick Turnpike--presently Route 144--was built up by the Ellicott Family to serve traffic between their flour mill and Baltimore.  service traffic between their flour mill, Ellicott Mills, and Baltimore. And Catonsville as we call it today, was settled along this route by Richard Caton, under the authority of his father-in-law Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Many of the Victorian and Colonial homes presently located in Catonsville were built by wealthy Baltimore residents and originally, used as summer retreats. As cars and the trolley were introduced, families began to reside in Catonsville year round.  And here we are today!

Here are some cool things we have that I look forward to telling you about:

• Patapsco State Park
• The Trolley Trails
• Small but charming "downtown"
• The Benjamin Banneker Museum
• Tons of live music and festivals
• So many other things I can't name them