Wye Mills in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Wye Grist Mill
circa 1682
Erected 2000 by John Waller Chapter (Maryland), National Society, Colonial Dames XVII Century.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 38° 56.502′ N, 76° 4.862′ W. Marker is in Wye Mills, Maryland, in Talbot County. It is on Wye Mills Road (Maryland Route 662) north of Queen Anne Highway ( Route 404), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Wye Mills Road, Wye Mills MD 21679, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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: A different marker also named Wye Grist Mill (a few steps from this marker); A Brief History of the Mill (a few steps from this marker); So, How Does a Mill Work? (a few steps from this marker); Wye Grist Mill and Museum (a few steps from this marker); The Little House in the Shade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wye Oak House
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Also see . . . Wye Mill - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
Wye Mill is significant for its association with the development of the grist milling industry on Maryland's agricultural Eastern Shore from the mid-18th century through the early years of the twentieth. A grist mill has existed on this site since the 1680's; the present building, constructed in the mid-18th century, retains structural features characteristic of that period including tilted-false-plate roof construction and a Dutch batten door, and houses a virtual museum of 19th- and early-20th-century grist milling machinery reflecting the evolution of the industry, and of the structure, during more than 200 years of nearly continuous use. Wye Mill is the oldest grist mill on the Eastern Shore, and probably the oldest in the state of Maryland.(Submitted on February 19, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 10, 2019
3. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the building
Mill
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 295 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 21, 2026. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
