Bloede Dam
Bloede Dam was a hydroelectric dam on the Patapsco River in Maryland. Built in 1906, it was the first submerged hydroelectric plant—that is, the power plant was housed under the spillway.Photo: Bohemian Baltimore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bloede’s Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum and Ellicott City Historic District.
Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum in Ellicott City, Maryland, is the oldest remaining passenger railway station in the United States, and one of the oldest in the world. Baltimore and Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bloede Dam.
Ellicott City Historic District
Historic site
Photo: DJBr, Public domain.
Ellicott City Historic District is a national historic district in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland. The Ellicott City Station is a National Historic Landmark located within the district. Ellicott City Historic District is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bloede Dam.
Catonsville High School
School
Photo: Wallstreethotrod, Public domain.
Catonsville High School is a four-year public high school in Catonsville, Maryland. It is located on the southwest side of Baltimore County, Maryland, close to the Baltimore border near Anne Arundel and Howard County, just outside the Baltimore Beltway. Catonsville High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Bloede Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilchester and Oella.
Ilchester
Village
Photo: Scott218, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ilchester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,476 at the 2010 census. It was named after the village of Ilchester in the English county of Somerset.
Oella
Neighborhood
Photo: Finin, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Oella is a mill town on the Patapsco River in western Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, located between Catonsville and Ellicott City. It is a 19th-century village of millworkers' homes. Oella is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bloede Dam.
Catonsville
Town
Photo: Scott218, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catonsville is a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland. The population was 44,701 at the 2020 US Census. The community is a streetcar suburb of Baltimore along the city's western border. Catonsville is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bloede Dam.
Bloede Dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Bloede Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bloede Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Bloede’s”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thistle and Patapsco Woods.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Saint Marys College and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish.
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