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By Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Linchester Marker | | |
Inscription. Since the establishment of Hunting Creek Grist Mill prior to 1681, a mill on this site has served farmers. Known during the Revolutionary War as Murray’s Mill, it supplied provisions to the Continental Army. Linchester also was a Colonial Port of Entry.
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Location. 38° 42.085′ N, 75° 53.821′ W. Marker is near Preston, Maryland, in Caroline County. Marker is at the intersection of Maryland Route 331 and Linchester Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 331. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Preston MD 21655, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Underground Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Freedom (approx. 0.6 miles away); Preston (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Frazier’s Chapel (approx. one mile away); Choptank (approx. 3.2 miles away); Charles Dickenson (approx. 4.3 miles away); Colonel William Richardson (approx. 6.5 miles away); Marshyhope Creek Bridge (approx. 6.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Preston.
Also see . . .
1. Restoring Linchester Mill as part of a Service Learning Effort. Despite its significance, the site was mostly forgotten and the most recent (but still centuries old) mill on the site had fallen into disrepair ... Maryland was the first state in the nation to require service learning in its schools, and working together the school and the Friends (of Linchester Mill) group created a program that helped toward preservation and awareness of the mill. (Submitted on April 20, 2009.)
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By Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Linchester Mill | | Now known as F. S. Langrell Linchester Flouring Mills. | | |
2. Restoration Efforts. A Power Point presentation with pictures and commentary on the Linchester Mill restoration efforts. (Submitted on April 20, 2009.)
3. Mill Folklore: "History or Hearsay". Included in the discussion about the invention of the grain elevator is a picture of the last Linchester Mill operator, Captain Frank Samuel Langrell, in 1974. (Submitted on April 20, 2009.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,631 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
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