According to Baltimore County historian, Louis S. Diggs, Baltimore County has 31 historically African American churches, both active and inactive, of which Mount Gilboa African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest. The famous black historic…

Caleb Dorsey, Jr., commonly known as the ironmaster, established the Elkridge Furnace in 1751, on a 16-acre plot of land in the Patapsco River Valley, as well as other related holdings such as Dorsey’s Forge. According to Hilton Heritage by Bayly…