Near Grantsville in Garrett County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

REMOVED

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Site of the National Pike Blacksmith Shop

Spruce Forest Artisan Village History Walk

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 17, 2019

1. Site of the National Pike Blacksmith Shop Marker

Inscription. This was the site of a blacksmith ship for shoeing horses and servicing stagecoaches, freighters and Conestogas on the National Road. Up to fourteen coaches per day, each way, passed here during the peak season. Traffic was often so heavy that the smith worked through the night. Blacksmith shops were a regular feature along the pike from 1800 to the early 1900s.

Erected by Spruce Forest Artisan Village.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the The Historic National Road series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 41.799′ N, 79° 8.508′ W. Marker was near Grantsville, Maryland, in Garrett County. It could be reached from Casselman Road 0.1 miles north of National Road (Alternate U.S. 40). Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 179 Casselman Rd, Grantsville MD 21536, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location

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: Schrock Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Compton School (within shouting distance of this marker); Yoder House (within shouting distance of this marker); Glotfelty House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miller House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Original Tombstone of Solomon Glotfelty (within shouting distance of this marker); The National Pike (within shouting distance of this marker); Markley House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grantsville.

Also see . . . Spruce Forest Artisan Village. (Submitted on August 5, 2019.)

Additional commentary.
1. Entire building gone.
This building was one of several destroyed in a sudden severe storm in 2020. The Artisan Village has been working on rebuilding for the last 5 years. Some buildings were restored, but others were a total loss, including the nearby entrance gateway. The building does not exist in aerial images since 2020.
See the spruceforest-dot-org website.

— Submitted September 20, 2025, by Steven Varner of Escondido, California.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 17, 2019

2. Site of the National Pike Blacksmith Shop Marker

Spruce Forest Artisan Village at Cassleman River Bridge State Park. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 17, 2019

3. Spruce Forest Artisan Village at Cassleman River Bridge State Park.

Spruce Forest Artisan Village Welcome Sign image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 17, 2019

4. Spruce Forest Artisan Village Welcome Sign

Casselman River Bridge at Casselman River State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Lassman, June 17, 2019

5. Casselman River Bridge at Casselman River State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2019. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 5, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.