Oakley Cabin Marker

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Brookeville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Oakley Cabin

By Craig Swain, July 7, 2007

1. Oakley Cabin Marker

Inscription. This log structure, acquired as part of Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park, was once part of Oakley Farm. Built before or just after emancipation, the cabin is representative of slave or tenant housing and is a rare surviving example. Reddy Branch, which flows through the parkland to the rear of the cabin, once provided water power for a mill in nearby Brookeville. The mill race, a trench engineered to carry water to the mill, still flows the contour of Brookeville Road.

Erected by Montgomery County Department of Parks.

Location. 39° 10.739′ N, 77° 4.313′ W. Marker is in Brookeville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Brookeville Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3610 Brookeville Road, Brookeville MD 20833, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Newlin’s Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); August 26, 1814 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brookeville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Newlin’s Mill Millstone (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brookeville Angel (approx. 0.7 miles away); In This House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Madison House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Brookeville (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Brookeville.

The Marker Beside the Cabin Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 7, 2007

2. The Marker Beside the Cabin

The mill race is behind the cabin.

Also see . . . Oakley Log Cabin. Montgomery Parks site (Submitted on July 15, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional comments.
1. Additional Notes on the Cabin
Based on a brochure from the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, the cabin was probably built around 1820 as part of Oakley Farm, run by Richard B. Dorsey. The occupants probably worked in nearby Newlin's Mill.