Description Ellicott City, the seat of Howard County, began its life as a mill town before the American Revolution.
Maryland founding families such as the Carrolls.
Ellicotts Mills, as the town was first known, grew steadily, becoming home to mill workers and merchants.
The Patapsco Valley and River provided the brothers with the fertile land and power necessary to make the finest wheat flour.
Quaker brothers Joseph, Andrew, and John Ellicott built their first mill in 1772.
Description Ellicott City, the seat of Howard County, began its life as a mill town before the American Revolution