Indian Trails

As children, we always walked on well worn trails along the river, and through the wooded areas. Partial trails also existed along the hills between the streets. I remember you could enter one such trail along the railroad track behind the Patapsco Hotel, and follow a path all the way to the Emory Methodist church.

Back then, you could still walk through newly plowed fields and pick up arrowheads. Many of us had small arrowhead collections.

The Patapsco River valley was a popular hunting area for nearby Indian tribes before the English arrived. Fish and shellfish were abundant in the river, while the valley area was full of large and small game.