The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-23
Baltimore C0mmIy.


cur county enjoys the cnviablc distinction oil
being the foremost one % the State ia popula.
lion wealth aud Importance. Mr.. Simon J
Martinez, Surveyor, has recently published au
Atas edition al the map Of Mary Wand, aud the
portion devoted To baltimore county Is singular.
ly accurate. From this work we extract the fol
lowing in reference to baltimore county:
Baltimore county Is the most central of III,
Northern tier Of counties and OEc Of ihcs largest
in the State. hdng bounded on the North b,
Pennsylvania, East 10y Hartford county, West by
Carroll county, aud Southwest and South by the
IhiHpco Falls aud River, separating Il from
Howard aud Anne Arundel counties This county
from ia position urrolndiug the metropolis, {.
iic most important IN the State. The surface Is
uneven arb varied and the rivers and falls
which Traverse i, afford immense water powers,
aud are the sites 81 the must extensive milling
operations in the Union. The Little aud Great
Gunpowdrr Falls, Paiapsco River, aud Gwynn
md Jones. Falis are improved with large Carpet,
I Cotton aud Woulcn Factories Furnaces, Found.
ii,s, Paper and FIGURING Mills all doing "a large
aud furnishing business. The finest aud strong.
,st cotton duck aud the hest Hour are here man
ut,ciurrl. tn many parts fruits are extensively
cultivated, and the vicinity Of Baltimore is Tr.
m1thuh'r ior ,i" fine quality and profusion offs
.,4tlru vegetable.
ifou nIos a. ihc brown hemaii'c order. mag.
t.tir Aide atd carbonate species ARE found IN
MANY parts %: ihc county aud smcltcd IN several
furnaces copper mines are worked ~ lIarr
lli,'s ahuut seven miles North ~ Baltimore aud
r,lt lili' llts. tul Southwest from Reistcrs.
town nr vary extensive h,is o. Chrome ore.
,,'lNu- large proportion Of that article pro-
iue,i lh oar STATE. which fuinishr, the ruiii,
sfi., Cd. chrome us,i IN this country. and much
81 ii't used 10 Europe
Thr ilt., ia ~ els, IN the vicinity - lhlii
mH;t has, always teen c,lrhfat,d tot producing
huci Gu,quI.i,d 100 the country tor uniformity
u't.'.f ia smunthnc.s. 1his clay j. also man.
hf,er...d into stone ware and ,arihcn ware -
l,. ,,c,l.,u' clay tor iir-hticks also exist in
'h .uu. vicinity.
l.ir., qntf.i'- 90 tine building -iuhr are ~.
tcn.,,,. worked. siording good granite and
t,'-.. 80 ilc si.iui', o'liiliinOrc In the neigh
I'.lrol ~ 7 ~ tul t'uci,r, willie me unlimited
ttstiiiiD ,t'Nccl.u' marble the fine grained
whr .i',.'- .sri ct ne capitol extension at
Washington and the ,um mlftlc, well known
.f.'l b. '. l the con ituriiau az ihc Patent uf.
~ - '-i.ins'on Large quart. Of limcs'uu,
g.. .ut parts ~ The COUNTY , .rrai,li. -.
o.. tttrri 90 r,Nts Lime !, ttHuilcni IN
Iu. t"'L. h.lauct ''rc, n.it'ug Nut,hiug
'ua 'nl '' o. yt!ic,. So i'h valleys ,,u'1in .om,
10 'l' '' t''-' ani uH.' wr'ltcii,e ',ui- il
f4. ~f..,
Th.t. ... .ur h.h,ii. "n 'lr ~, shore and
20. o. hr best lu.uis iur shooting Mild fowl
Ih. H.t''t !. wril provided Miiu Travelling ia.
r..'.s. .ls-' 90 thc Tpals leaving the ,iiy ate
'u.uil.,. whilst al ia" railWr, routes also cen.
4 70, iotc Ilr El.imurr and OHIO injliuad run.
D dug = .'lW,.irly aui W,.'cfl ~" Western
. NtrA'tn! railroad NogihWt.icily the Northern
J contra, cN',ni ihccr'irr i,u.ih 81 the count,
I iua y -'lern direction. aui The Philadelphia
'i..t '." iii 'h' F,si There nr' also hor.,
. ttiir as. lruile Nt>trtlt go Gainesville. aud
/ N.''' ''' q" TOYS .or'tWu. seven mill. from ha
I uui.r
/ I'll county, IS ~ length about 3, miles N,
/ ilr -rtu's' width Is = mile, aud the least ltl
ou fh" prunsv lyaar iin" about ! ~ mills giving
an area Of II quar-, mile.
! in i-.' rhc population t,Nclusivc % Baliimor,
I D'; vls 81 80 white. ~ ooorci making
d. 'u't. az 20. -. Value ~ ftrn.s. go igl 70.
/ li,c $500. : Io:. 80 Whoa, produced $40. !.
! -l-titn ] .'.- iif--tili. - .';s and Poia
! toes i.- - tl.hcls \ ,lu, o. matkc, stuff,
| 50" and Batter. i-'-ls pounds Tn,
| manufacture. we're Flour aud Meal. -. 425 So
! Cotton >1.il;.ili; Machinery. 81. loo, quo
| Woo'oa GOOD. : ii,. go liur, SGl2. i'i Pa
p,r. >.'7.4up marble Ip,rlicd. S3Oo. Ooa
! Hide anil Ti'Dw. S-9} 1si Liquors Sl62 3s7
/ la'hcr - csc. Back.niiiine. So. o77
/ Hf.,h.. >a".."p and many smaller amounts
The - ~ jusiic" ], ~ Towsoniown, former.
! ,v au H,iinars small ,i'lngc but which since ,h'
| .cct'ua there Of the County Court House and
| public Office has very much increased. and
| fr1'nis.s 90 become considerable and thriving
| town. Oiher prominent towns and villages al,
| Rc!.',tsiYwu. Pihcsyilc, Wooihcrry New Mar
ke' N.diletown. Hereford Govanstown, Cations
vilic. Rnlalistown. and part OF Ellcous Mills
\ further matter OF interest, We give tn,
fo.iowin. table from the Census repor, Of lsGo
We know hat the number o. Our man facturins
Establishments have been very much increased
since 'Aa, census WAS taken but We have II,
ueaa. 10 get a later report