Ellicott Mills

Subversive, like the rest of the Clandestine Magic trilogy, is primarily set in Ellicott Mills, Maryland. That’s based on a real place: Ellicott City, originally named “Ellicott’s Mills.” Its historic Main Street is a sight worth seeing.

Here’s how it looked in the 19th and 20th centuries, very much as I imagined Ellicott Mills appearing in the alternate-reality 21st century ruled by wizards. (All these photographs are from the Library of Congress; click the link in the captions for non-alternate-reality information about them.)

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