Daniels is a

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straddling the

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east of

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and north of Old Ellicott City in

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and Howard counties,

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, United States. It is the location of the Daniels Mill, a site listed on the

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. Daniels is the home town of former Howard County Executive and State Senator

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. A postal office operated in the community from 1 March 1943 to 31 August 1971.

History

The original settlement that would become the town of Daniels formed in 1810, when the family of Thomas Ely came to the area and built a

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

. The community around the mill was known as Elysville. In 1853, the town was purchased by the family of James S. Gary and renamed to Alberton in honor of James' son Albert. The factory remained with the Gary family until 1940, when the Daniels Company bought the town and changed its name to Daniels. The Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church was struck by lightning and burnt down on September 24, 1926. By the late 1960s, approximately 90 families lived in Daniels. In 1968, the town's owner, the C.R. Daniels Company, gave notice to the remaining residents that it would close all housing within a few years. In June 1972, tropical storm Agnes rolled through the Patapsco River Valley and destroyed most of the remaining empty buildings in Daniels. Pp74533

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Image:Daniels maryland car.jpg, An abandoned car Image:Daniels saint stanislaus kostka catholic church2.jpg, The Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church Image:Daniels pentecostal holiness church.jpg, The Pentecostal Holiness Church

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YouTube video flyover of DanielsC.R. Daniels Co. History
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