Rock Creek Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Machine in a Stone Box
Rock Creek Park
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
1. Machine in a Stone Box Marker
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. 38° 56.424′ N, 77° 3.101′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Rock Creek Park. It can be reached from Tilden Street Northwest west of Beach Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling west. At Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20008, United States
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Peirce Family Estate (within shouting distance of this marker); Orchards, Fields, Gardens, Pastures (within shouting distance of this marker); Herring Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Peirce Still House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rock Creek's Mills (about 300 feet away); Peirce Mill (about 400 feet away); Springhouse (about 500 feet away); Michael Kovats de Fabricy (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Other markers no longer nearby. Pierce Mill (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Pierce Plantation (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . "The Unofficial Oliver Evans' National Historic Site".
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
2. Machine in a Stone Box Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
3. Machine in a Stone Box Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
4. Breastshot Wheel
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
5. Machine in a Stone Box
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
6. Breastshot Wheel
As water drops over the wheel its momentum and weight provide power equivalent to 30 pulling drafthorses. Close-up of diagram on marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
7. You are Here
A dam diverted water from Rock Creek into a headrace, which channeled the water to the mill's waterwheel. Water returned to Rock Creek via a tailrace. Close-up of map on marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
8. Tailrace
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
9. Peirce Mill
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
10. Peirce Mill
Photographed by W. G. Jackman
11. Oliver Evans
Engraving by W.G. Jackman (Wikipedia) -- Modified by ACB.
Photographed by Oliver Evans
12. Plate ⅩⅩⅼ
From The Young Millwright and Miller's Guide by Oliver Evans, 1795
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 7, 2014
13. Plaque in the South Gable
B
I • P
1829
B
I • P
1829
B here may stand for ‘Betsy’ (Betsy and Isaac Peirce, 1824) or ‘Built’ (Built by Isaac Peirce, 1829).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on December 18, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
