Near Kensington in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Newport Mills
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 23, 2021
1. Newport Mills Marker
Inscription.
Newport Mills. . Originally built in 1774 by Thomas Johns, a colonel during the American Revolution, and Thomas Richardson, a prominent Georgetown merchant, large flour mills continued to exist on this site along Rock Creek until the 1870s. Richardson, appointed by General George Washington to provide food for the American troops, did so from this mill site. Josiah Henson, a celebrated Evangelist and model for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, received his Christian baptism here while still a slave on the nearby Riley Plantation. The mills continued to produce flour throughout the nineteenth century, but ceased to operate after the arrival of the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Members of the Washington Duvall family were the last otners
Originally built in 1774 by Thomas Johns, a colonel during the American Revolution, and Thomas Richardson, a prominent Georgetown merchant, large flour mills continued to exist on this site along Rock Creek until the 1870s. Richardson, appointed by General George Washington to provide food for the American troops, did so from this mill site. Josiah Henson, a celebrated Evangelist and model for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, received his Christian baptism here while still a slave on the nearby Riley Plantation. The mills continued to produce flour throughout the nineteenth century, but ceased to operate after the arrival of the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Members of the Washington Duvall family were the last otners
Erected by Montgomery County, Department of Park and Planning.
lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.
Location. 39° 1.983′ N, 77° 5.041′ W. Marker is near Kensington, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Rock Creek Trail south of Ken-Gar Palisades Park, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4140 Beach Dr, Kensington MD 20895, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 870 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
