In a twist of fate, many of these Ballykilcline survivors would end up in Baltimore County, where they would establish an Irish community with the unlikely name of Texas around a promising quarry and the burgeoning North Central Railway line.

Sep 29, 2013 · Ellangowan was a name derived from the novel “Guy Mannering” by Sir Walter Scott – Ellangowan was a fictional place in southwest Scotland (Galloway and Dumfries area). The area near Texas Maryland was called that, according to one …

Texas Maryland (also known as "Little Texas") is a rapidly disappearing village in Baltimore County, Maryland USA. The area was originally settled, in the mid 19th century, by Irish and other immigrants who worked in the local limestone and marble quarries.

Texas, in present day Baltimore County, is an unincorporated village located 12 miles north of Baltimore City. The site is located in a densely populated and heavily commercial and industrial corridor of Baltimore County (MAAR Associates 1992: I-12-I 13).

Sep 29, 2013 · Posts about Families from Texas Maryland; Photos taken in Texas Maryland; About Texas Maryland; Meetings, Announcements, etc. Father Abram Joseph Ryan, Poet-Priest of the South, and the requiem for the Lost Cause

Apr 22, 2015 · From 2009 to 2011, the Archaeology of Labor and Immigration Project at the University of Maryland led by Stephen Brighton conducted three archaeological field schools in the small quarry town of Texas in Baltimore County, Maryland, a source for lime as well as marble used in notable buildings such as the Washington Monument and the Capitol.

Mar 17, 2022 · The village of Texas, once located in Baltimore County, was settled in the mid-19th century by Irish and other immigrants who worked in the local limestone and marble quarries. In 1847, thousands of Irish immigrants arrived in Baltimore City looking to escape the Great Hunger, also known as the Potato Famine.

With many of the Irish quarrymen who settled here having served in Texas during the war, the area of Cockeysville including the St. Joseph campus became known as “Texas, Maryland.” Built with a foundation of stone from the nearby quarry, the new facility opened in 1868 with two large classrooms that were shared by eight grades.

Feb 8, 2011 · Irish immigrants escaping Ireland’s Great Famine first settled the village of Texas in 1847.

Mar 16, 1991 · If you have never visited Texas — Texas, Md., that is — go quickly before the old quarry hamlet disappears. That is likely to happen later this year when McDermott’s Tavern — the town’s...