Howard County

Mt. Ida's Cooking Ghost

Location

Ellicott City, MD
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Mt. Ida in Ellicott City, which serves as the visitor center for the Patapsco Female Institute, was originally the home of William Ellicott, grandson of Andrew Ellicott, one of the founders of the town. William barely had time to enjoy his new home, however, as he died in 1838, just 43 years old. The home then passed to the family of Judge John Shoemaker Tyson with his wife Rachel (Snowden) and their four children: Cornelia, John Snowden, Anne and Ida. Judge Tyson died in 1864, leaving the home to Rachel and the children. The 1890's saw the passing of Rachel, John Snowden, Cornelia and Ann, leaving only Ida behind.

 

All houses wherein men have lived and died
are haunted houses.
through the open doors
the harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
with feet that make no sound upon the floors.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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