dangerbird2 t1_j9qkg7r wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Funnily enough, that in reverse is basically how my family ended up in the Baltimore area after emigrating from Ireland in the 1840s. They landed in NY, and planned to go to Texas, but ran out of money in Cockysville, which is how the area near the quarries there got its name

ThebesSacredBand t1_j9r528m wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:36 PM

So your family were the original Cockys? That is so cool. I used to live there and I can't imagine what it used to look like.

ManyDeliciousJuices t1_j9r63j0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:43 PM

Oh family name of Cocky ok. I was thinking, "those people living there were so cocky thinking they could make it to Texas." gif

ThebesSacredBand t1_j9r6an6 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:45 PM

Lol I like this better

dangerbird2 t1_j9sf32z wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:37 AM

Padians, the folks Padonia Rd is named after

ThebesSacredBand t1_j9t8u46 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 11:54 AM

Cool! That is the road I lived on

N_Continent t1_j9s9wy9 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:47 AM

I’m guessing he’s probably referring to the small region inside Cockeysville named ‘Texas.’ It’s right across the street from the stone quarry near where Padonia and Beaver Dam roads meet. It has a Sam’s Club and a Lowe’s and that’s pretty much it.