Howard County Jail - Ellicott City Historic District - Ellicott City, MD
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A historic jail building in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14M6P
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2021
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The plaque says, "The Howard County Jail, located at 1 Emory Street, in the Historic District of Ellicott City, Maryland, was the location where freedom seekers and those charged with encouraging enslaved persons to run away or rise up against their masters or similar charges during the age of enslavement were held from January 1852 through the end of slavery in Maryland on November 1, 1864. The Maryland General Assembly passed an act authorizing the Board of Commissioners in Howard District to levy taxes to create the jail. The jail was accepted for use on December 16, 1851. Among the prisoners held were runaways like Augusta Spriggs and Richard Martin, held as fugitive without a pass."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Ellicott City Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
Address:
1 Emory St, Ellicott City, MD 21043
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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