Catonsville (Paperback)

Catonsville, a major suburb of Baltimore, retains much of its early 19th-century, genteel country-estate charm. In 1810, Charles Carroll bestowed the land that is now Catonsville upon his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Richard Caton. The Frederick Turnpike helped the area grow, and many estates and farms cultivated the community. By 1880, it was the preferred summer retreat from the heat of Baltimore City for some of Marylandas most prosperous merchants. The
completion of the Catonsville Short Line Railroad in 1884 made the burg attractive to middle-income families; a diverse village was born.