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The grand stairs that once lead up to St. Mary's College in Ellicott City, MD. A tiny bit of history of this once great place: "The college was initially known as Mount Saint Clemens. In 1879, however, priests installed the "authentic picture" of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the chapel, as Pope Pious IX had charged the Redemptorists to encourage devotion to St. Mary under the title of "Perpetual Help." When the new chapel in the upper house was dedicated in 1882, the school was renamed St. Mary's College. The parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help still exists, though in the late 1950s it moved to a more modern facility about a mile south on Ilchester Road. The Redemptorists continued to serve the parish until 1996, when the order turned it over to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Redemptorists continued to operate St. Mary's College through the 1960s, but steadily decreasing numbers of students eventually forced its closing in 1972. " Due to a fire at the college, it was torn down back in 2007 and nothing remains but a pile or rumble. I know it's a lot to read, but the area around this place is just amazing to explore. Please check out the rest of my gallery, it shows photos taken around this area.