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We sell GIFT CARDS all year long. Great holiday gifts! If you are not local, you can call the French Twist during the week (443-920-3151) to buy one and we will send it to you so you can sent it to your loved ones.

Plenty of outdoor sitting! There is a large tent in the back of the French Twist so you can enjoy your crêpes and drinks away from the rain. If the tent is zipped closed, it is to keep it from being too windy inside. Feel free to unzip it and go inside to enjoy your drinks and meals.

We are open at 50% capacity inside but we added a large outdoor space for our customers.

Basic COVID-19 rule is: If you are inside and standing, you must wear a mask and stay 6 feet apart from other customers. Only 2 parties inside at a time.

Our SPECIALS:

The Cannoli crêpe: warm crêpe filled with a delicious homemade traditional cannoli cream, we added chocolate chips too!

The Polar Bear:  White chocolate frappe with a hint of mint and  dark chocolate chips.

FIRST FRIDAYS in DOWNTOWN SYKESVILLE:  Every First Friday of each month from 6pm to 8pm. Welcome Table located on Main Street at the intersection of Main Street and Oklahoma/Sanduski.

MERCHANTS EVENTS:

February 20, 2021: Cocoa crawl.

Downtown Sykesville Connection (DSC) EVENTS:

Sat. March 20, 2021 (12pm to 4pm): Shamrock Celebration.

Sat. May 22, 2021: (12pm to 5pm): Sykesville Art and Wine Festival.

Hours of Operation

Monday to Saturday
7:30 am to 5 pm

Tuesdays & Fridays
Additional dinner hours
open until 8pm

Sunday Brunch
8 am to 2 pm

The History of Sykesville, Maryland

The land on which Sykesville sits started out as part of the 3,000-acre (12 km²) Springfield Estate, owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson. In 1803, Patterson’s daughter Elizabeth Patterson married Napoléon Bonaparte’ brother Jérôme, but when she arrived in Europe as Jérôme’s bride, Napoléon refused to let Betsy Patterson Bonaparte set foot on land. Napoléon refused the marriage of the two, and would not let Elizabeth set foot on France’s soil. He was determined that Jérôme marry into royalty, and sent Betsy back home. Denied by Napoléon, she was never able to see her husband again, leaving her to raise their son alone in the United States. Upon the death of William in 1824, his son George Patterson inherited the estate.

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Left: Jérôme Bonaparte (brother of Napoléon Bonaparte); Right: Elizabeth Petterson

In 1825, George Patterson sold 1,000 acres (4.0 km² 1.6 sq mi) of Springfield Estate to his friend and business associate,James Sykes.

A tract of land on the Howard County side of the Patapsco Rivercontained an old saw and grist mill. In 1830 Sykes replaced it with a newer mill and constructed a five-story stone hotel, to take care of railroad personnel and the tourist trade. In 1831 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) extended its main line to “Horse Train Stop”, since Sykesville had yet to be named. Other businesses moved into the area, including two general stores, new mills, churches and a post office.

In 1832 the town managed to gain control of a barn across the Patapsco River, the dividing line between Carroll and Howard County, but the citizens were forced to return the barn under threat of federal troops.

Much of the town was destroyed by a flood in 1868. The town was rebuilt on the Carroll County side of the river.

The town was incorporated in 1904. A weekly newspaper, the Sykesville Herald, was founded in 1913 and published regularly until the 1980s.

The History of Sykesville, Maryland

The land on which Sykesville sits started out as part of the 3,000-acre (12 km²) Springfield Estate, owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson. In 1803, Patterson’s daughter Elizabeth Patterson married Napoléon Bonaparte’ brother Jérôme, but when she arrived in Europe as Jérôme’s bride, Napoléon refused to let Betsy Patterson Bonaparte set foot on land. Napoléon refused the marriage of the two, and would not let Elizabeth set foot on France’s soil. He was determined that Jérôme marry into royalty, and sent Betsy back home. Denied by Napoléon, she was never able to see her husband again, leaving her to raise their son alone in the United States. Upon the death of William in 1824, his son George Patterson inherited the estate.

jerome-bonaparteelizabeth-petterson


Left: Jérôme Bonaparte (brother of Napoléon Bonaparte); Right: Elizabeth Petterson

In 1825, George Patterson sold 1,000 acres (4.0 km² 1.6 sq mi) of Springfield Estate to his friend and business associate,James Sykes.

A tract of land on the Howard County side of the Patapsco Rivercontained an old saw and grist mill. In 1830 Sykes replaced it with a newer mill and constructed a five-story stone hotel, to take care of railroad personnel and the tourist trade. In 1831 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) extended its main line to “Horse Train Stop”, since Sykesville had yet to be named. Other businesses moved into the area, including two general stores, new mills, churches and a post office.

In 1832 the town managed to gain control of a barn across the Patapsco River, the dividing line between Carroll and Howard County, but the citizens were forced to return the barn under threat of federal troops.

Much of the town was destroyed by a flood in 1868. The town was rebuilt on the Carroll County side of the river.

The town was incorporated in 1904. A weekly newspaper, the Sykesville Herald, was founded in 1913 and published regularly until the 1980s.

Announcements

We sell GIFT CARDS all year long. Great holiday gifts! If you are not local, you can call the French Twist during the week (443-920-3151) to buy one and we will send it to you so you can sent it to your loved ones.

Plenty of outdoor sitting! There is a large tent in the back of the French Twist so you can enjoy your crêpes and drinks away from the rain. If the tent is zipped closed, it is to keep it from being too windy inside. Feel free to unzip it and go inside to enjoy your drinks and meals.

We are open at 50% capacity inside but we added a large outdoor space for our customers.

Basic COVID-19 rule is: If you are inside and standing, you must wear a mask and stay 6 feet apart from other customers. Only 2 parties inside at a time.

Our SPECIALS:

The Cannoli crêpe: warm crêpe filled with a delicious homemade traditional cannoli cream, we added chocolate chips too!

The Polar Bear:  White chocolate frappe with a hint of mint and  dark chocolate chips.

FIRST FRIDAYS in DOWNTOWN SYKESVILLE:  Every First Friday of each month from 6pm to 8pm. Welcome Table located on Main Street at the intersection of Main Street and Oklahoma/Sanduski.

MERCHANTS EVENTS:

February 20, 2021: Cocoa crawl.

Downtown Sykesville Connection (DSC) EVENTS:

Sat. March 20, 2021 (12pm to 4pm): Shamrock Celebration.

Sat. May 22, 2021: (12pm to 5pm): Sykesville Art and Wine Festival.

Hours of Operation

Monday to Saturday
7:30 am to 5 pm

Tuesdays & Fridays
Additional dinner hours
open until 8pm

Sunday Brunch
8 am to 2 pm

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732 Oklahoma Avenue
Sykesville, MD 21784

(443)920-3151
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