Historic Ellicott City Inc. (HEC) — Attraction in Ellicott City

Best Main street in the world, hands down!!! Flood after flood & a few major fires but Main St EC is like a fine wine, it gets better with age. Well over 200+ yrs & it's still thriving. Even the worst flooding the town has ever seen in July 2016 only temporarily halted life as EC knew it for only a few months, but hard work, dedication, great neighbors,volunteers, complete strangers & a top notch County Executive Alan Kittleman along with the great MD Governor Larry Hogan, Ellicott City MD is back & better than ever before. As our motto says, "You can't keep a good town down." Thanks to all who helped out & a HUGE THANKS to our first responders for risking their own lives to rescue those in need. Unfortunately, we lost 2 people during the flood & a store(Precious Gifts) owner a few days later while trying to repair his store from the flood damage. God bless all 3 lives taken from us & their loved ones. Come & visit Ellicott City, you won't be...

Great place to visit on a weekend. Characterised by beautiful old buildings, a rich history, exceptionally nice locals and a whole lot of old world charm. Stop by at a gift, game or pop culture store,isten to live music at refined outdoor eateries or quality cafe, purchase some Maryland merchandise, enjoy a choice of bars, taverns or distillery, or spend some time learning some of the towns history at the visitor center or train station. Proud to...

The Old Courthouse is from 1840. There is an informational description of some of it's history, mounted on a post outside.

You can walk right up to the building and you will be surprised how small it is, and that they tried important historical legal cases there.

This includes cases involving people from Maryland involved in the Underground Railroad, that were helping escaped slaves get to Pennsylvania where they would be get...