The historical society would like to introduce two new board of trustees members. Ray Jefferson, Jr. Ray is a graduate of Elkton High School. He attended Cecil College and UMBC. Ray has been a history buff since elementary school and does lots of research on Ancestry. He is the caretaker of Bohemia Manor Cemetery. Ray [...]
This year, Cecil County celebrates its 350th anniversary. The county was established in 1674, and was named for Cecil Calvert, the 2nd Lord Baltimore. Cecil County has had two seals since it was established, and the first was based on the Lesser Seal of Arms of the Lords Baltimore in England. According to the Maryland [...]
Did you know that Cecil County has its own flag? Twenty years after its creation, our county finally had its own flag. On October 9, 1694 colonial Cecil County was assigned the crimson flag by Governor Francis Nicholson. The current county flag still bears a stripe of crimson along with the far more recent county [...]
Felton House Before U.S. 40 as we know it existed, the road came through downtown Elkton. Old photos of the Main Street and North Street area show street signs for U.S. 40. Since the traffic flowed through town, travelers had to find places to stay overnight. Several hotels existed downtown. Two of the best known [...]
