Once again, many storefronts and buildings up and down the historic downtown were severely damaged, including homes and businesses that had only recently recovered from the flooding two years ago. Larry Hogan, echoed a similar storm in the summer of 2016, which left two people dead. The massive flooding, which prompted a state of emergency declaration from Maryland Gov. "If we called him right now saying we needed help looking for someone, Eddie would be there in five minutes."Īuthorities say Hermond, of Severn, Maryland, was swept away during the flood, and remained missing on Monday. "He's that kind of guy," said his close friend, Kenneth Josepha, a State Department analyst from Northern Virginia, whose wedding 13 years ago on Monday included Hermond as a groomsman. When a woman came into La Palapa Grill & Cantina and said her cat was stranded in a nearby pet store, customer Eddison "Eddie" Hermond, 39, offered to help. But the rainstorm outside morphed into a relentless downpour, fueling what soon became a river that dislodged parked cars and flooded buildings along Main Street in Ellicott City. Stories: YES is made possible with internal Smithsonian funds through the Youth Access Grants Program.ĭisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on our blog do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Maryland Humanities or our funders.It was supposed to be a routine late-Sunday lunch over Mexican food.
Visit Maryland Humanities events page here for more information. Howard County Historical Society will host a special premiere in their Ellicott City museum location for the one year anniversary of the second flood on May 30 th at 6:30 PM. The film has already received an honorable mention at the Baltimore County Public School Film Expo. HSBC will be showing the film and music video from May 25 th to July 6 th during the exhibition Water/Ways. Their performance in this music video is emblematic of the literal power of water that the city has faced but also the faith that the community has that they will find solutions, despite tough choices ahead. The LHS Honors Choral Ensemble also went to Ellicott City and sang “Take Me to the Water” at some of the community’s landmark locales. “The most important thing is that we’re out of time.” “The catastrophic flooding we’ve experienced has also caused a tear in the fabric, each time there’s a major flood, there are people who move away, businesses that don’t come back, relationships that get frayed.” But this is not the kind of jackpot that we want to hit.” “You know development versus the change in climate versus the geographical location-it’s just one of those perfect storm areas that when things line up, it’s like you hit the slot machine.
“They had 6-8 inches of water falling in just 2 or 3 hours and there’s nothing that’s gonna stop the flooding.” Below are a few excerpts of what they heard from the community: In order to create their film, LHS students traveled to Ellicott City for one day to interview residents, politicians, and business owners while collecting footage and additional research. Although Ellicott City is not in Baltimore County, HSBC provided numerous resources and crucial links to Howard County Historical Society for this impressive region-wide endeavor. HSBC applied to be part of MoMS’ Stories: YES program shortly after the second destructive flood in 2018. For the exhibition of Water/Ways at the Historical Society of Baltimore County (HSBC) in Cockeysville, Maryland, students documented the history of flooding in Ellicott City including floods that destroyed the historic downtown in 2016 and again in 2018. Twelve students from Lansdowne High School (LHS) Televideo program know the impact of massive flooding-they’ve witnessed it twice in their region in just two years.
0 kommentar(er)
