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The seal of Howard County, Maryland. The Howard County Seal was designed and approved on behalf of the Howard District of Anne Arundel County in 1840, but the County was not officially established until Howard District was separated from Anne Arundel County in 1851. The seal was designed by Edward Stabler, one of the foremost seal designers of the time (He also designed seals for Anne Arundel County). 
The Howard County Code of 1977 stipulates that the seal of the county shall be a copy of the seal designed by Edward Stabler in 1840. The seal depicts "a shock of wheat, centrally dominant, with a hand plow to the left, and a spike harrow to the right. All three (3) are centered on a plowed field with tobacco plants growing in the foreground. Trees and rolling hills form the background, and a cloudless sky forms the upper third of the design." 

The County Code describes the colors that are to be used when the seal is rendered in color. The sky--Prussian blue-med.; the wheat--yellow ochre; the hills--graduated shades of teraverte; the tobacco plant in the foreground--Chrome green-med.; the trees--a dark shade of chrome green; the soil--burnt umber-med;.; the spike harrow and the plow blade--Ivory black diluted to gray; and the plow handles--Burnt sienna-med.
Intersection of Landing Road and Ilchester Road
Plate XXXIII from The Origin and Relations of Central Maryland Granites (Extract from the 15th Annual Report of the U. S. Geologic Survey, 1893-94) by Charles Rollin Keyes, 1895.  Caption is "Pegmatite Dikes, Ilchester Station."  Ilchester Station is now simply called Ilchester.
Photo by Edward Stabler
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Ilchester

Maryland, United States · North America

About Ilchester

Ilchester is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Catonsville, 14km from National Aquarium.

Ilchester is a town located in Maryland, United States. With a population of 23,476, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Ilchester sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ilchester to your route.

About Ilchester

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.

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Ilchester is located in Maryland, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.2509 latitude, -76.7647 longitude.

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Ilchester has a population of approximately 23,476 people, making it a town in United States.

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Population
23,476
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
Maryland
Timezone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.2509, -76.7647

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Worth the detour from Ilchester

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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National Aquarium

Baltimore's Inner Harbor aquarium showcasing over 20,000 animals including dolphins, sharks, and tropical fish.

14 km · about 25 min drive

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Smithsonian's National Zoo

Free-admission zoo in Washington, D.C. that is part of the Smithsonian Institution, famous for its giant pandas.

43 km · about 50 min drive

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United States Capitol

Neoclassical seat of the US Congress topped by the iconic cast-iron dome, a centrepiece of the National Mall.

45 km · about 50 min drive

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National Mall

America's front yard stretching from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, lined with iconic monuments, memorials, and Smithsonian museums.

46 km · about 55 min drive

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Home to the Hope Diamond and over 148 million specimens, making it one of the world's premier natural history collections.

46 km · about 55 min drive

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National Gallery of Art

A free world-class museum on the National Mall featuring masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas.

46 km · about 55 min drive

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Smithsonian Museums

The world's largest museum complex with 21 museums and galleries, all free, including the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum.

46 km · about 55 min drive

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The White House

Official residence and workplace of the President of the United States since 1800, a symbol of American democracy.

46 km · about 55 min drive

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