Lauraville
Here you will find much of interest and importance if you live in or near the neighborhood of Lauraville, in NE Baltimore City. Please explore the links to the left.News & articles
A Day At The Fair 2007 (photos)
Lauraville's Rich History
Though today's Lauraville was largely built up over the two decades between 1910 and 1930, the community has a history dating back at least from the late 18th Century.
Early settlements were sparse and limited to a scattering of farms along the Harford Road. One of the earliest community buildings in the area was a log schoolhouse - reputedly the first in Baltimore County - that stood just outside of today's Lauraville, approximately where Echodale and Twin Oaks Avenues meet.
Traces of schoolhouse foundations remained at the site until well into this century. The schoolhouse land was owned by the Read family, who also owned quarries and in the early 1800's built a grist mill along the Herring Run. Read More!