Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gwynns Falls Park at Windsor Mill Road

Gwynns Falls Trail

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017

1. Gwynns Falls Park at Windsor Mill Road Marker

Inscription.
The two-mile portion of the trail between here and Trailhead 4 at Leon Day Park is the only section with a gravel surface. The trail follows the route of an early 1800s millrace along the Gwynns Falls that carried water from Dickeyville to power the five former Calverton Mills downstream. Look for stone support walls of the millrace, which was filled in to create a walking path through a Piedmont forest in 1913. Observe the many hardwood species along this linear arboretum and watch for woodland birds.

Study the Map
Before you start or resume your journey, study the kiosk map and determine your destination along the 15-mile Gwynns Falls Trail. Look for similar kiosks at trailheads along the trail. Picnic facilities and restrooms are available at Trailheads 2 and 4. You also will find picnic tables along the trail’s millrace section. If you wish, carefully cross Windsor Mill Road to the nearby Windsor Mills Conservation Trail that runs 1.5 miles along the Gwynns Falls and west of Windsor Hills on the ridge above. Alternatively, on the west side of the bridge, cross the road on your right and follow the trail one mile to the northwest to historic Dickeyville, or, turn left and travel southwest 1.1 miles on old Wetheredsville Road through Leakin Park to Winans Meadow (Trailhead 2).

(Inscription under the image in the upper right)
Exhibits along the trail interpret the rich and historical heritage associated with the Gwynns Falls.

(Inscription above the image in the lower right)
A view of Dickeyville in the early 1930s with rails in foreground used b the old number 35 trolley.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 39° 18.724′ N, 76° 41.294′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park. It is on Windsor Mill Road. This marker is located at Gwynns Falls Trailhead at Windsor Mill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4300 Windsor Mill Rd, Baltimore MD 21216, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seeing the Forest for the Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); An Old Mill Stream (within shouting distance of this marker); Dickeyville's Historic Legacy

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 8, 2017

2. Gwynns Falls Park at Windsor Mill Road Marker

(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leakin Park at Winans Meadow (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Name Before a Place (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crimea Estate (approx. 0.7 miles away); Norman Van Allan Reeves (approx. 0.7 miles away); Leakin Park at the Crimea Estate (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Orianda House (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.