Granite Manufacturing Company of Maryland minute book
Creation: 1844-1861Abstract
The Granite Manufacturing Company of Maryland was a cotton factory on the Patapsco River. This collection contains a minute book of the company that covers 1844 to 1861.
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1861
Creator
- Granite Manufacturing Company of Maryland (Organization)
Extent
1 item(s)
Historical Note
The Granite Manufacturing Company of Maryland was a textile factory on the Patapsco River. It was incorporated on March 7, 1844. The company constructed a four-story granite cotton factory on the Patapsco River in Howard County, across Ellicott City. The factory was relatively small, with 132 looms, 4,000 spindles, and about 150 workers. It was totally destroyed in a flood in 1868 and not rebuilt.
Scope and Contents
Minute book of Granite Manufacturing Company of Maryland, a cotton textile company with an office in Baltimore and a factory in Ellicott Mills.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Granite Manufacturing Company of Maryland minute book
- Author:
- John Beverly Riggs
- Date:
- 1978
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
