In Catonsville, Maryland you’ll find all you’ve could ever dream of! Richard Caton developed the land where a house, 'Castle Thunder', was built for the Catons in 1787. The area, on both sides of the Frederick Turnpike came to be as 'Catonville'. By the 1830's, the spelling was changed to 'Catonsville'.

Because of Catonsville's location along the turnpike, the geography of the land, and the difficulty involved in making the journey by horses and wagons, the town became a very popular rest stop for travelers along the Frederick Turnpike by the 1830's to 1840's. This natural and convenient resting-place for the turnpike's travelers then naturally started attracting businessmen to the area. By developing this area, these businessmen also provided many types of products and services that the residents of the community needed.

Catonsville's population has reached a zenith of diversity, existing as a combination of laborers, craftsmen, salesmen, managers, and professionals. Two world wars would come to pass, and Catonsville continued to be developed, with more new schools. New highways would come to take over as primary routes for travel by automobile, the new transportation of choice, and the ultimate eliminator of the once bustling streetcars, making them distant memories.

Catonsville today is a diverse, beautiful, and peaceful suburb rich in traditions and life, full of countless things to offer its residents and its visitors.