Happy Birthday Catonsville!!

The year 2010 marks the bicentennial of Catonsville's establishment. On April 23, 1810, Samuel Turner a surveyor,

filed with the courts the petition to divide the "Old Baltimore Company", an original land grant from the King of England

in the mid 1600's. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, had inherited shares in the

"Old Baltimore Company" from his father. In 1810, he received a number a land plots along Frederick Road in place of

his shares. He immediately gave the control of these plots to his son-in law, Richard Caton. Richard call this land

"Catonville". The "s" was added to our name in the early 1900's by the Post Office.

Upcoming Activities for Catonsville's Bicentennial: 

Sunday, January 24, 2010--Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving will be held at 4:00 pm at the

Catonsville Presbyterian Church.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010--  "Catonsville Catey" will predict the bicentennial winter forecast

at the Catonsville Historical Society, 1824 Frederick Rd. at 12 noon.

Saturday, February 6, 2010-- "Cantastic", a Girl Scout Gold Award project, at the Catonsville

United Methodist Church Hall at 10:00 am. Non-perishable foods are used to

construct buildings of Catonsville past and present.

All of the above events are open to the public and free of charge.