Charles Carroll of Carrollton: America’s First Entrepreneur
Date and time is TBD
|B&O Ellicott City Station Museum
Join us in Ellicott City, Maryland. As America marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence and prepares to commemorate 200 years of American railroading, this presentation offers a timely lens on the people, ideas, and ambitions that connect the founding generation to today.
Time & Location
Date and time is TBD
B&O Ellicott City Station Museum, 3711 Maryland Ave, Ellicott City, MD 21043, USA
About the event
How should we understand Charles Carroll of Carrollton in the full context of his time? In this 60-minute session, Charles Carroll of Carrollton: America’s First Entrepreneur reexamines Carroll not only as a patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, but as a strategic entrepreneurial figure working across enterprise, land, politics, religion, influence, and infrastructure. The presentation explores how his decisions, networks, and long-range vision helped shape his era, including the early development of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Attendees will leave with a broader and more integrated view of Carroll’s historical significance.
Speaker: Craig Rhinehart, Railroad History Reimagined