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Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill

 
 
Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 31, 2020
1. Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker
Inscription. Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill, a 25' x 54' two-story structure built on the side of this hill in 1769 (pictured on right, in photo below). It was taken down sometime after 1942.

The Jerusalem Bridge to your right was once a covered bridge, built in the 1830s. It was replaced with an exposed two-lane, concrete bridge in 1928.

The photos above were taken in 1910.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRoads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.
 
Location. 39° 27.741′ N, 76° 23.466′ W. Marker is in Kingsville, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Jerusalem Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsville MD 21087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic 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
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Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jerusalem Mills (a few steps from this marker); Mill Race Entry (within shouting distance of this marker); Milestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Gunpowder Falls State Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Harry Gilmor's Raid (about 600 feet away); The Lime Kiln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jericho Covered Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Jericho Covered Bridge (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Harry Gilmor's Raid (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 31, 2020
2. Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker
Partially hidden in the background is the current Jerusalem Bridge, which carries Jerusalem Road across Little Gunpowder Falls into Baltimore County. Notice the stairs near the marker.
Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., October 31, 2020
3. Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker
On the right is the rear of this marker.
Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 23, 2021
4. Site of the Upper Jericho Saw Mill Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland.   4. submitted on January 14, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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