Haunted Ellicott City

Haunted Ellicott City

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Publication Date: 3rd September 2018

In this comprehensive compilation of ghost stories and local legends, Shelley Wygant explores the history and horrors of a village that somehow lives on.


Beginning with its founding in 1772, Ellicott City endured an endless procession of tragic deaths. As a result, this eighteenth-century mill town is packed with restless spirits and unexplained supernatural occurrences. A mysterious artist haunts Castle Angelo and threatens to throw residents into the river below. Many of the temporary occupants of the former Easton and Sons Funeral Home seem to have remained, and the gho... Read More

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In this comprehensive compilation of ghost stories and local legends, Shelley Wygant explores the history and horrors of a village that somehow lives on.


Beginning with its founding in 1772, Ellicott City endured an endless procession of tragic deaths. As a result, this eighteenth-century mill town is packed with restless spirits and unexplained supernatural occurrences. A mysterious artist haunts Castle Angelo and threatens to throw residents into the river below. Many of the temporary occupants of the former Easton and Sons Funeral Home seem to have remained, and the gho... Read More

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In this comprehensive compilation of ghost stories and local legends, Shelley Wygant explores the history and horrors of a village that somehow lives on.


Beginning with its founding in 1772, Ellicott City endured an endless procession of tragic deaths. As a result, this eighteenth-century mill town is packed with restless spirits and unexplained supernatural occurrences. A mysterious artist haunts Castle Angelo and threatens to throw residents into the river below. Many of the temporary occupants of the former Easton and Sons Funeral Home seem to have remained, and the ghost of Annie Van Derlot still inhabits the ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute.

Details
  • Pages: 192
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Haunted America
  • Publication Date: 3rd September 2018
  • State: Maryland
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467138116
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Author Bio
After spending more than twenty years of living in, learning about and immersing herself in the history of Howard County as a past president, officer and board member of the Howard County Historical Society and board member of Historic Ellicott City Inc., Shelley Davies Wygant is pleased to add Haunted Howard County to her library of local history titles. Her earlier works include Howard County (Images of America Series) and Haunted Ellicott City.

In this comprehensive compilation of ghost stories and local legends, Shelley Wygant explores the history and horrors of a village that somehow lives on.


Beginning with its founding in 1772, Ellicott City endured an endless procession of tragic deaths. As a result, this eighteenth-century mill town is packed with restless spirits and unexplained supernatural occurrences. A mysterious artist haunts Castle Angelo and threatens to throw residents into the river below. Many of the temporary occupants of the former Easton and Sons Funeral Home seem to have remained, and the ghost of Annie Van Derlot still inhabits the ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute.

  • Pages: 192
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Haunted America
  • Publication Date: 3rd September 2018
  • State: Maryland
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467138116
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
After spending more than twenty years of living in, learning about and immersing herself in the history of Howard County as a past president, officer and board member of the Howard County Historical Society and board member of Historic Ellicott City Inc., Shelley Davies Wygant is pleased to add Haunted Howard County to her library of local history titles. Her earlier works include Howard County (Images of America Series) and Haunted Ellicott City.