Rock Creek Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blagden Mill
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 20, 2018
1. Blagden Mill Marker
Inscription.
This is the site where Blagden and Argyle mills once stood, two of the twenty-six mills that once flourished along Rock Creek. If you look close, you can still see part of the millrace and the mill road. The exact date of the construction of these mills is unknown, but the mills were in operation during the early 1800's. Stones used in the construction of the mill were quarried on the east bank of the Rock Creek Valley across from the mill. Thomas Blagden, a prominent Washington businessman owned the mills from the 1820's until 1889. Blagden's Mill, a 2 1/2 story structure, contained three millstones for grinding wheat, rye, and corn. Argyle, a smaller mill, ground animal bones for the production of fertilizer. The mills ceased operation in 1889. The millseat was forty-seven miles across and on it were located the mansion of Thomas Blagden, a smaller house for the miller, icehouse, barn, carriage house, and other assorted structures.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 38° 56.752′ N,
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77° 2.794′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Rock Creek Park. It is on Beach Drive Northwest north of Broad Branch Road Northwest, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20011, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
