Where We Live | Former mill town is a mix of rural and urban energy
Savage Mill, a former textile mill, now has more than 80 shops and businesses. Residents say the area's rich history is one of the attractions of the unincorporated Howard County community. Like many of her neighbors, Heather Salazar was scanning the Maryland map for towns along the MARC train line when she became curious about the riverside enclave of Savage.
“It was actually kind of a fluke that I found this area,” said Salazar, who lived in southeast Ohio before settling in a Savage apartment in 2019. “But I couldn’t be more grateful.”In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated 7,500 people lived in unincorporated Savage, at the confluence of the Little and Middle Patuxent rivers in southeastern Howard County.
Just up the street, though, residents say there’s plenty of quiet. Savage Park backs up to the river, where trails wind beside the water. Salazar said that while MARC access brought her to Savage, the town’s natural features and fascinating past have kept her there. Carroll Baldwin Hall, a century-old community center, is among residents’ most beloved spots. The building dates to the early 1920s, and was constructed in honor of Carroll Baldwin, a former supervisor of Savage Mill.
Older volunteers, who couldn’t navigate the ladders required to work on the 22-foot vaulted ceilings, dropped off picnic lunches and fresh lemonade for them.
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